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Written in the Language of the Scottish Nation

Author : John Corbett
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853594318

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Written in the Language of the Scottish Nation by John Corbett Pdf

This text is a survey of Scots literary translations from the 15th to the 20th century. It argues that translation has played a central role in the development of literature in Scots, lending authority to the vernacular and extending the stylistic range open to writers in Scots.

The Impact of Latin Culture on Medieval and Early Modern Scottish Writing

Author : Ian Johnson,Alessandra Petrina
Publisher : Medieval Institute Publications
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781580442824

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The Impact of Latin Culture on Medieval and Early Modern Scottish Writing by Ian Johnson,Alessandra Petrina Pdf

In the late medieval and early modern periods, Scottish latinity had its distinctive stamp, most intriguingly so in its effects upon the literary vernacular and on themes of national identity. This volume shows how, when viewed through the prism of latinity, Scottish textuality was distinctive and fecund. The flowering of Scottish writing owed itself to a subtle combination of literary praxis, the ideal of eloquentia, and ideological deftness, which enabled writers to service a burgeoning national literary tradition.

Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature

Author : Berthold Schoene
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748630288

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Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature by Berthold Schoene Pdf

The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature examines the ways in which the cultural and political role of Scottish writing has changed since the country's successful referendum on national self-rule in 1997. In doing so, it makes a convincing case for a distinctive post-devolution Scottish criticism. Introducing over forty original essays under four main headings - 'Contexts', 'Genres', 'Authors' and 'Topics' - the volume covers the entire spectrum of current interests and topical concerns in the field of Scottish studies and heralds a new era in Scottish writing, literary criticism and cultural theory. It records and critically outlines prominent literary trends and developments, the specific political circumstances and aesthetic agendas that propel them, as well as literature's capacity for envisioning new and alternative futures. Issues under discussion include class, sexuality and gender, nationhood and globalisation, the New Europe and cosmopolitan citizenship, postcoloniality,

The Cambridge Companion to Scottish Literature

Author : Gerard Carruthers,Liam McIlvanney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521189361

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The Cambridge Companion to Scottish Literature by Gerard Carruthers,Liam McIlvanney Pdf

A unique introduction, guide and reference work for students and readers of Scottish literature from the pre-medieval period.

The Scottish Sixties

Author : Eleano Bell
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789401209809

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The Scottish Sixties by Eleano Bell Pdf

Although a number of publications have appeared in recent years marking the importance of the ‘swinging sixties’, many tend to be personally reflective in nature and London-centric in their coverage. By contrast, The Scottish Sixties: Reading, Rebellion, Revolution? addresses this misrepresentation and in so doing fills a gap in both Scottish and British literary and cultural studies. Through a series of academic analyses based on archival records, ephemera and work produced during the 1960s, this volume focuses uniquely on Scotland. In its concern with some of the key figures of Scottish cultural life, the book considers amongst other topics the implications of censorship, the role of little magazines in shaping cultural debates, the radical nature of much Scottish literature of the time, developments in the avant-garde and the role of experiment in theatre, film, TV, fine art and music.

Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Poetry

Author : Matt McGuire
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748636273

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Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Poetry by Matt McGuire Pdf

The last three decades have seen unprecedented flourishing of creativity across the Scottish literary landscape, so that contemporary Scottish poetry constitutes an internationally renowned, award-winning body of work. At the heart of this has been the work of poets. As this poetry makes space for its own innovative concerns, it renegotiates the poetic inheritance of preceding generations. At the same time, Scottish poetry continues to be animated by writing from other places. The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Poetry is the definitive guide to this flourishing poetic scene. Its chapters examine Scottish poetry in all three of the nation's languages. It analyses many thematic preoccupations: tradition and innovation; revolutions in gender; the importance of place; the aesthetic politics of devolution. These chapters are complemented by extended close readings of the work of key poets that have defined this era, including Edwin Morgan, Kathleen Jamie, Don Paterson, Aonghas MacNeacail and John Burnside.

Germanic Standardizations

Author : Ana Deumert,Wim Vandenbussche
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027296306

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Germanic Standardizations by Ana Deumert,Wim Vandenbussche Pdf

This volume presents a comparative, socio-historical study of the Germanic standard languages (Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Frisian, German, Icelandic, Low German, Luxemburgish, Norwegian, Scots, Swedish, Yiddish as well as the Caribbean and Pacific Creole languages). Each of the 16 orginal chapters systematically discusses central aspects of the standardization process, including dialect selection, codification, elaboration and diffusion of the standard norm across the speech community, as well as incipient processes of de-standardization and re-standardization. The strongly comparative orientation of the contributions allow for the identification of broad similarities as well as intriguing differences across a wide range of historically and socially diverse language histories. Two chapters by the editors provide an overview of the theoretical background and rationale of comparative standardization research, and outline directions for further research in the area. The volume will be of interest to language historians as well as sociolinguists in general.

Voices in Translation

Author : Gunilla M. Anderman
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853599828

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Voices in Translation by Gunilla M. Anderman Pdf

This volume includes contributions on dialect translation as well as other studies concerned with the problems facing the translator in bridging cultural divides.

World Englishes Volumes I-III Set

Author : Tometro Hopkins,Kendall Decker,John McKenny
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441135735

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World Englishes Volumes I-III Set by Tometro Hopkins,Kendall Decker,John McKenny Pdf

World Englishes is a twelve-volume series, presenting a comprehensive, detailed survey of English as it is spoken all over the world. The volumes are organised into four groups, covering Britain, Europe, America, Africa and Asia, and celebrate English in all its diversity. The chapters contain maps, facts and figures, and a detailed description about English as it is spoken in each region and are an invaluable library resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics interested in the diversity of the English language.

Sociolinguistic History of Scotland

Author : Robert McColl Millar
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474448567

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Sociolinguistic History of Scotland by Robert McColl Millar Pdf

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.

The Cambridge History of the English Language

Author : Richard M. Hogg,Norman Blake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992-08-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521264758

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The Cambridge History of the English Language by Richard M. Hogg,Norman Blake Pdf

Volume II of The Cambridge History of the English Language covers the Middle English Period, describing and analyzing developments in the languge from the Norman Conquest to the introduction of printing.

How the Scots Invented the Modern World

Author : Arthur Herman
Publisher : Crown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307420954

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How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur Herman Pdf

An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution; and how thousands of Scottish immigrants left their homes to create the American frontier, the Australian outback, and the British Empire in India and Hong Kong. How the Scots Invented the Modern World reveals how Scottish genius for creating the basic ideas and institutions of modern life stamped the lives of a series of remarkable historical figures, from James Watt and Adam Smith to Andrew Carnegie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Scottish heroes continue to inspire our contemporary culture, from William “Braveheart” Wallace to James Bond. And no one who takes this incredible historical trek will ever view the Scots—or the modern West—in the same way again.

Sociolinguistics in Scotland

Author : R. Lawson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137034717

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Sociolinguistics in Scotland by R. Lawson Pdf

Sociolinguistics in Scotland presents a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic research in Scotland and showcases developments in sociolinguistic theory, method and application, highlighting Scotland's position as a valuable 'sociolinguistic laboratory'. This book is a key resource for those interested in language use in Scotland.

The Scottish Nation

Author : William Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Heraldry
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020085734

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The Scottish Nation by William Anderson Pdf

Scots: Studies in its Literature and Language

Author : John M. Kirk,Iseabail |Macleod
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789401209908

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Scots: Studies in its Literature and Language by John M. Kirk,Iseabail |Macleod Pdf

The skillful use of the Scots language has long been a distinguishing feature of the literatures of Scotland. The essays in this volume make a major contribution to our understanding of the Scots language, past and present, and its written dissemination in poetry, fiction and drama, and in non-literary texts, such as personal letters. They cover aspects of the development of a national literature in the Scots language, and they also give due weight to its international dimension by focusing on translations into Scots from languages as diverse as Greek, Latin and Chinese, and by considering the spread of written Scots to Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Australia. Many of the essays respond to and extend the scholarship of J. Derrick McClure, whose considerable impact on Scottish literary and linguistic studies is surveyed and assessed in this volume.