A sociolinguistic history of Scotland /

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 'd...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Millar, Robert McColl, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2020]
Temas:
Sociolinguistics > Scotland.
Languages in contact > Scotland.
Language and languages > Variation.
Language planning > Scotland.
Sociolinguistique > Écosse.
Langues en contact > Écosse.
Variation (Linguistique)
Aménagement linguistique > Écosse.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Language and languages
Language and languages > Variation
Language planning
Languages in contact
Sociolinguistics
Scotland > Languages.
Écosse > Langues.
Scotland
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages)
ISBN:9781474448567
1474448569
9781474448574
1474448577
9781474448543
1474448542

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