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Scottish newspapers, language and identity /
ShoutlineOffers new insights into the use of the Scottish language by the Scottish press The first decade of the new Scottish Parliament has seen the emergence of a new-found national confidence. 'Scottishness' is clearly alive and flourishing. This book offers new and detailed insights in...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | ShoutlineOffers new insights into the use of the Scottish language by the Scottish press The first decade of the new Scottish Parliament has seen the emergence of a new-found national confidence. 'Scottishness' is clearly alive and flourishing. This book offers new and detailed insights into Scottish language and its usage by the Scottish press. To what extent does the use of identifiably Scottish lexical features help them to maintain their distinctive Scottish identity and appeal to their readership? Which Scottish words and phrases do the papers use and where, is it a symbolic gesture, do they all behave in the same way, and has this changed since devolution? Combining analysis of broad trends with detailed discussion of individual Scottish words and phrases, its timely publication coincides with a period when interest in things Scottish is at an all time high. Key Features Based on a sizeable corpus of newspaper texts Offers new and detailed insights into Scottish language and its usage by the Scottish press Combines analysis of broad trends with detailed discussion of individual Scottish words and phrases Timely publication which coincides with a period when interest in things Scottish is at an all time high. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 188 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748630431 0748630430 9780748671533 0748671536 1282088009 9781282088009 9786612088001 6612088001 |