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Item Details
Title:
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DORIC
THE DIALECT OF NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND |
By: |
J. Derrick McClure |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£92.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
902724717X |
ISBN 13: |
9789027247179 |
Publisher: |
JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO |
Pub. date: |
27 September, 2002 |
Series: |
Varieties of English Around the World |
Pages: |
228 |
Description: |
The North-East of Scotland encompasses the city of Aberdeen and is home to one of the strongest and best-preserved regional cultures in the country. This is a study of Doric, the native dialect. |
Synopsis: |
The dialect of North-East Scotland, one of the most distinctive and best preserved in the country, survives as both a proudly maintained mark of local identity and the vehicle for a remarkable regional literature. The present study, after placing the dialect in its historical, geographical and social context, discusses in some detail a selection of previous accounts of its distinctive characteristics of phonology and grammar, showing that its shibboleths have been well recognised, and have remained consistent, over a long period. Passages of recorded speech are then examined, with extensive use of phonetic transcription. Finally, a representative selection of written texts, dating from the eighteenth century to the present and illustrating a wide variety of styles and genres, are presented with detailed annotations. A full glossary is also included. This study clearly demonstrates both the individuality of the dialect and the richness of the local culture of which it is an integral part. |
Illustrations: |
maps, glossary |
Publication: |
Netherlands |
Imprint: |
John Benjamins Publishing Co |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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