Doric : the dialect of North-East Scotland /
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 socia...
| Основен автор: | McClure, J. Derrick. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
℗♭2002.
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| Серия: |
Varieties of English around the world. Text series ;
v. T8. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253331 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Doric. |
| Резюме: |
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 u. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (219 pages) : maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789027297174 9027297177 9789027247179 902724717X 9781588111302 158811130X 1282161695 9781282161696 |
| ISSN: |
0172-7362 ; |