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The Concise Scots Dictionary

Serving as a glossary for Ramsay, Fergusson, Burns, Scott, Galt, minor poets, kailyard novelists, and a host of other writers of the Scottish tongue

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Nyelv: Skót   Angol  
Méret: 22 cm x 14 cm
ISBN: 1-85079-129-5
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'i ¦ iii

-The-
CONCISE
SCOTi
DICTIONARY
COMPILED BY Alexander Warrack ma
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY Betty Kirkpatrick ma
I "«HE WEALTH of Scotland's linguistic heritage is contained within the pages of this excellent volume. Traditional Scots words and expressions, passed down through the centuries but in danger of dying out through lack of use and understanding, are all carefully recorded and explained -ensuring that each new generation will have ready access to the language of its ancestors.
One notable feature of the Scots language is its predominantly oral tradition and the resulting lack of any standard spelling scheme. The Concise Scots Dictonary overcomes this difficulty through the inclusion of large numbers of spelling variants, thus greatly increasing the chances of finding the meaning of a particular word, no matter how it is spelt. Whether ewe or jow has been given for fir-cone, for example, it will still be easily traced.
This special facility makes The Concise... Tovább

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'i ¦ iii

-The-
CONCISE
SCOTi
DICTIONARY
COMPILED BY Alexander Warrack ma
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY Betty Kirkpatrick ma
I "«HE WEALTH of Scotland's linguistic heritage is contained within the pages of this excellent volume. Traditional Scots words and expressions, passed down through the centuries but in danger of dying out through lack of use and understanding, are all carefully recorded and explained -ensuring that each new generation will have ready access to the language of its ancestors.
One notable feature of the Scots language is its predominantly oral tradition and the resulting lack of any standard spelling scheme. The Concise Scots Dictonary overcomes this difficulty through the inclusion of large numbers of spelling variants, thus greatly increasing the chances of finding the meaning of a particular word, no matter how it is spelt. Whether ewe or jow has been given for fir-cone, for example, it will still be easily traced.
This special facility makes The Concise Scots Dictionary an exceptionally useful reference aid to reading Scots literature. Its vocabulary of over fifty thousand words and phrases in use from 1650 provides the key to a way of life which has all but disappeared, and will be valued by scholars and enjoyed by all who appreciate the riches inherent in the Scots language. Vissza

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