Scoor-oot: A Dictionary of Scots Words and Phrases in Current Use (Linguistics: Bloomsbury Academic Collections)

James A.C. Stevenson with Iseabail Macleod

ISBN 10: 1474247199 ISBN 13: 9781474247191

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2015

Language: English

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Scoor-oot: A Dictionary of Scots Words and Phrases in Current Use (Linguistics: Bloomsbury Academic Collections)

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

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2015

Language

English

ISBN 10

1474247199

ISBN 13

9781474247191

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Hardcover

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Used - Very Good

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This dictionary covers a multitude of Scots words and expressions, some of which have entered into English worldwide, some of which are peculiarly Scottish and communicate much about Scotland's unique culture and society. Often light in tone, it offers valuable insight into the linguistic development of Scots.

About the Author

James A. C. Stevenson was editor-in-chief of The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue until his retirement.

Iseabail Macleod has been the editorial director of the Scottish National Dictionary Association (1986-2002) and is now editorial consultant at Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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