LINGUIST List: Vol-31-3583. Fri Nov 20 2020. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.
Subject: 31.3583, Books: A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland: McColl Millar
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:10:08
From: Anna Glazier [Anna.Glazier at eup.ed.ac.uk]
Subject: A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland: McColl Millar
Title: A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland
Publication Year: 2020
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
www.edinburghuniversitypress.com
Book URL: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-a-sociolinguistic-history-of-scotland.html
Author: Robert McColl Millar
Electronic: ISBN: 9781474448574 Pages: 260 Price: U.K. £ 75
Electronic: ISBN: 9781474448567 Pages: 260 Price: U.K. £ 75
Hardback: ISBN: 9781474448543 Pages: 260 Price: U.K. £ 75
Abstract:
The first sociolinguistic history of all languages spoken in Scotland
*Presents a history which includes analyses from across the country including
coverage of Gaelic, Scots, Pictish, British, Norn, Immigrant languages and
Scottish Standard English
*Includes four case studies dealing with the birth of a dialect or variety:
North East Scots, Scottish Standard English, Shetland Scots and Glasgow Scots
*Appeals across specialisms, clearly explaining sociolinguistic terminology
and requiring no knowledge of Scottish language other than Standard English
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.
Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
Language Documentation
Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): Scots (sco)
Written In: English (eng)
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