Concise Scots Dictionary: Second Edition (Scots Language Dictionaries) - Hardcover

Scottish Language Dictionaries, Scottish Language

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 147443231X ISBN 13: 9781474432313

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2017

Synopsis

First published in 1985, the Concise Scots Dictionary offers a comprehensive single-volume reference. This new edition is the result of thirty years’ research and has been revised and updated throughout to reflect modern Scots usage, alongside coverage of older Scots. Combining accessible style, clear layout and durable hardback format, this is a user-friendly and robust dictionary that you can turn to again and again for reference and enjoyment. The dictionary contains: over 40,000 headwords: 23,000 full entries and 17,000 cross-references; over 1100 words and usages new for this edition, including coverage of Orkney and Shetland Scots; comprehensive coverage of variant spellings and regional forms, including Ulster Scots; extensive cross-referencing allows easy navigation; updated and extended pronunciation information; information on grammar and register shows how and when to use the words; inflected forms, including verb tenses; field labels indicate where a word belongs to a specialist domain; thousands of idioms, phrases, and proverbs; improved and extended information on etymologies; extensive coverage of language, from older Scots to modern-day usage.

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About the Author

Scottish Language Dictionaries is the quintessential research organisation for the Scots Language. They are responsible for the major dictionaries of the Scots Language and undertake a wide range of educational outreach work with people of all ages and abilities.

From the Back Cover

Almost twenty years after its first publication, the second edition of this bestselling dictionary gives the most up-to-date picture of the Scots language today. This new edition of the Concise Scots Dictionary has been fully revised and updated to include new words and usages that reflect modern Scots usage, alongside thorough coverage of older Scots. Combining a succinct yet accessible style with a clear layout and durable hardback format, this is a user-friendly and robust dictionary that you can return to again and again for reference and enjoyment. The dictionary contains: - Over 40,000 headwords: 23,000 full entries and 17,000 cross-references - Over 1,100 words and usages new for this edition, including coverage of Orkney and Shetland Scots - Comprehensive coverage of variant spellings and regional forms, including Ulster Scots - Extensive cross-referencing to allow for easy navigation - Updated and extended pronunciation information - Information on grammar and register to show how and when to use the words - Inflected forms, including verb tenses - Field labels to indicate where a word belongs to a specialist domain - Thousands of idioms, phrases and proverbs - Improved and extended information on etymologies - Extensive coverage of language, from older Scots to modern-day usage

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147443231X
• ISBN 13: 9781474432313
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 912