A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland

von Robert McColl Millar

260 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Robert McColl Millar examines how language has been used in Scotland since the earliest times. While primarily focusing on the histories of the speakers of Scots and Gaelic, and their competition with the encroaching use of (Scottish) Standard English, he also traces the decline and eventual 'death' of Pictish, British and Norn. Four case studies illustrate the historical development of North East Scots, Scottish Standard English, Shetland Scots and Glasgow Scots. Immigrant languages are also discussed throughout the book.

• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik Vergleichende Linguistik
• ISBN: 9781474448550
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2022
• Größe: 232 x 153 mm
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press