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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.
Review
"A masterpiece ... an endless source of entertainment as well as fact. A book for every household in the land"--The Scotsman
"An outstanding achievement."--The Herald
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- PublisherEdinburgh University Press
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 147443231X
- ISBN 13 9781474432313
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages912
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