A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland

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Robert McColl Millar

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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.

Author Biography:

Robert McColl Millar is Reader in Linguistics in the School of Language & Literature at the University of Aberdeen. His books include Northern and Insular Scots (2007), Authority and Identity. A Sociolinguistic History of Europe before the Modern Age (2010) and English Historical Sociolinguistics (2012).

Release date NZ

May 31st, 2020

Author

Robert McColl Millar

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

25 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

260

Dimensions

155x236x20

ISBN-13

9781474448543

Product ID

33516226

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