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Sociolinguistic History of Scotland

By: Robert McColl Millar

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Sociolinguistic History of Scotland

By: Robert McColl Millar

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.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474448569

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A History of the Scots Language

By: Millar

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A History of the Scots Language

By: Millar

This book provides a thorough yet approachable history of the Scots language, a close relative of Standard English with around 1.5 million speakers in Scotland and several thousand in Ireland, according to the 2011 census. Despite the long history of Scots as a language of high literature, it has been somewhat neglected and has often been treated as a dialect of Standard English. In this book, Robert McColl Millar explores both sociolinguistic and structural developments in the history of Scots, bringing together these two threads of analysis to offer a better understanding of linguistic change. The first half of the book tracks the development of Scots from its beginnings to the modern period, while chapters in the second half offer detailed descriptions of Scots historical phonology and morphosyntax, and of the historical development of Scots lexis. A History of the Scots Language will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students of the modern and historical Scots language, but will also be of interest to those studying the history of English and other Germanic languages.

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Oxford University Press

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0198863993

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Northern and Insular Scots

By: Robert McColl Millar

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Northern and Insular Scots

By: Robert McColl Millar

The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English', exhibiting features not current elsewhere for centuries. Until recently, they were spoken in communities whose traditional occupations have encouraged the equation of speech with local identity. They have all also been affected by contact with Gaelic, or Norse, or both. In recent years, however, the decline of traditional industries has been matched by the discovery of oil off their coasts, encouraging in-migration of speakers of many varieties of English and other languages. How well have these varieties maintained their traditional natures at the start of the 21st century?

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A History of the Scots Language

By: Robert McColl Millar

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A History of the Scots Language

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Northern and Insular Scots

By: Robert McColl Millar

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Why Do Languages Change?

By: Robert Lawrence Trask,Robert McColl Millar

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Why Do Languages Change?

By: Robert Lawrence Trask,Robert McColl Millar

Packed with fascinating examples, this entertaining book explores changes in the English language over time.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521838029

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Sociolinguistic History of Scotland

By: Millar Robert McColl Millar

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By: Millar Robert McColl Millar

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1474448577

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Language, Nation and Power

An Introduction

By: R. Millar

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Language, Nation and Power

An Introduction

By: R. Millar

Language, Nation and Power provides students with a discussion of the ways in which language has been (and is being) used to construct national (or ethnic) identity. It focuses on the processes by which a language can be planned and standardized and what the results of these processes are. Particular emphasis is given to the historical and social effects which nationalism has had on the development of language since the French Revolution. For students of linguistics, sociology and politics.

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Springer

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0230504221

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Trask's Historical Linguistics

By: Robert McColl Millar,R L Trask

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Trask's Historical Linguistics

By: Robert McColl Millar,R L Trask

Trask’s Historical Linguistics provides an accessible introduction to historical linguistics – the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and prehistory, and the issue of very remote relations. The fourth edition of this renowned textbook is fully revised and updated and covers the most recent developments in historical linguistics, including: A thorough reworking of sections on morphological and syntactic change, incorporating progress in areas such as grammaticalization and the discussion of the Indo-European ‘homeland’ Discussion and analysis of ‘folk’ historical linguistics and its connection with some of the more eccentric views of professional linguists An expanded discussion of language contact, historical sociolinguistics, and language planning, including a discussion of contemporary competing views on the genesis and nature of creoles, and their importance in our understanding of radical linguistic change Updated support material including suggestions for essay questions and a larger number of supporting examples of the phenomena described in the book Trask’s Historical Linguistics is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of historical linguistics as well as any student looking for a grounded introduction to the English language.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000861112

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Modern Scots

An Analytical Survey

By: Robert McColl Millar

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Modern Scots

An Analytical Survey

By: Robert McColl Millar

Your user-friendly study and revision guide to Scots criminal law, written specially for students by a law lecturer with over 20 years of teaching experience.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474416888

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9781474416887

English Historical Sociolinguistics

By: Robert McColl Millar

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English Historical Sociolinguistics

By: Robert McColl Millar

Provides students with a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748664408

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Authority and Identity

A Sociolinguistic History of Europe before the Modern Age

By: R. Millar

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Authority and Identity

A Sociolinguistic History of Europe before the Modern Age

By: R. Millar

This is a history of Europe unlike any other: a theory-informed history of its language use. The 'rise' and 'fall' of languages are recounted, along with an analysis of why periods of linguistic diversity are followed by hegemony. How did the sociolinguistic past differ from the sociolinguistic present?

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0230282032

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Authority and Identity

A Sociolinguistic History of Europe before the Modern Age

By: R. Millar

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A Sociolinguistic History of Europe before the Modern Age

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Contact

The Interaction of Closely Related Linguistic Varieties and the History of English

By: Robert McColl Millar

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Contact

The Interaction of Closely Related Linguistic Varieties and the History of English

By: Robert McColl Millar

Much has been written on dialect formation through contact between dialects of the same language, but the question of what happens when closely related but linguistically discrete varieties come into contact with each other has largely been neglected. Here Robert McColl Millar sets out to redress this imbalance, giving the reader the opportunity to analyse and consider a variety of different contact scenarios where the language varieties involved are close relatives and to explore the question: are the results of contacts of this type different by their nature from where linguistically distant (or entirely different) varieties come into contact? Bringing together the diverse theoretical positions associated with the production of new dialects as well as those associated with contact between closely related but discrete language varieties, the volume invites the reader to evaluate different scholarly views using analysis from a range of different case-studies, largely derived from the history and diversity of English. It then goes on to demonstrate the similarities in process and end result between contact involving discrete but closely related languages and between dialects of the same language, and in doing so offers a new and insightful approach to issues of language contact.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474409105

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Lexical Variation and Attrition in the Scottish Fishing Communities

By: Robert McColl Millar

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Lexical Variation and Attrition in the Scottish Fishing Communities

By: Robert McColl Millar

This book considersvarious theoretical and methodological issues in relation to a representative sample of fishing communities along ScotlandOCOs east coast. Can the lexical variation and change found in these communities be perceived as primary evidenc"e;

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