29.2018, Books: Modern Scots: Millar
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 15:27:50
From: Anna Glazier [Anna.Glazier at eup.ed.ac.uk]
Subject: Modern Scots: Millar
Title: Modern Scots
Subtitle: An Analytical Survey
Series Title: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
http://www.euppublishing.com
Book URL: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-modern-scots.html
Author: Robert McColl Millar
Electronic: ISBN: 9781474416894 Pages: 248 Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Electronic: ISBN: 9781474416887 Pages: 248 Price: U.K. £ 90
Hardback: ISBN: 9781474416863 Pages: 248 Price: U.K. £ 90
Paperback: ISBN: 9781474416870 Pages: 248 Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Abstract:
This textbook offers a practical survey of Modern Scots making this an
essential resource, aptly structured for use on Modern Scots and modern
varieties of English modules. Robert McColl Millar guides students through an
engaging description and analysis of Modern Scots, covering its present
lexical, phonological and structural patterns while also presenting evidence
for its diversity through illustrations from his broad experience. Although
detailed analysis of localised variation is regularly presented, the central
focus of the book is on the overall patterning of Scots. The book also
considers the present state of, and future prospects for, the language,
considering both its use in literature and other media and ongoing language
policy and planning. Each chapter concludes with a series of exercises to
complete and issues to discuss, encouraging active engagement and development
of skill and knowledge in relation to the subject matter.
Key Features
* A new description and analysis of the structure and use of Modern Scots
* Leads students through often complex material while also mapping out the
similarities and large-scale patterns in a clear and accessible way
* A chapter devoted to resources and methods introduces students to the
various resources available online and in print form – corpora, atlases,
dictionaries – and how to use them effectively in the study of Modern Scots
* Exercises and guided suggestions for further reading
* Coherent content and structure aligned to structure of taught courses
Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation
Morphology
Phonology
Semantics
Sociolinguistics
Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Scots (sco)
Written In: English (eng)
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