Northern and Insular Scots

by Robert McColl Millar

Book Overview

The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English', exhibiting features not current elsewhere for centuries. Until recently, they were spoken in communities whose traditional occupations have encouraged the equation of speech with local identity. They have all also been affected by contact with Gaelic, or Norse, or both. In recent years, however, the decline of traditional industries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748623175
• ISBN13: 9780748623174
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher