Scotland in Definition: A History of Scottish Dictionaries - Softcover
From medieval times to the major electronic projects of the 21st century, this book offers a unique account of Scottish and Gaelic dictionaries and glossaries while also spotlighting the Scottish contribution to English lexicography. Demonstrating the ways in which poets and scholars throughout the ages have approached the task of describing their languages, this fascinating history also discusses the influence their work had on popular notions regarding language.
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Iseabail Macleod is an honorary fellow at the Association for Scottish Literary Studies and a former editorial director of the Scottish National Dictionary Association. J. Derrick McClure is an honorary senior lecturer in the school of language and literature at the University of Aberdeen.
'It is very difficult to find any fault with this book. It is erudite but it is also compelling' - Scottish Language Journal
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- PublisherBirlinn Ltd
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1906566496
- ISBN 13 9781906566494
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
- EditorMacleod Iseabail, McClure J. Derrick
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