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Book A Doric Dictionary

Download or read book A Doric Dictionary written by Douglas Kynoch and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-04-11 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's the difference between a meggie-monyfeet and a hornie-gollach? Between snap-an-rattle and murly-tuck? All is explained in the Doric Dictionary. It is a two-way lexicon of words and phrases drawn from the former Banffshire in the North through Aberdeenshire to the Mearns and North Angus and drawn from the published works of most the North-east's best-known writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. As the writer says in his foreword, 'There is not one monolithic form of Doric but a multliplicity of forms; and words can change not only from county to county but from village to village'. The Dictionary contains no fewer than eight variants of the term for a seagull. This new version (2018) is enhanced by a most stimulating injection of Buchan vocabulary drawn from W. P. Milne's historical novel, Eppie Elrick.

Book The Doric Dictionary

Download or read book The Doric Dictionary written by Ashley Mackie and published by Ashley Mackie. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doric refers to the dialects of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland. This dictionary contains the most widely used words from the past and present language.

Book A Doric Dictionary

Download or read book A Doric Dictionary written by Douglas Kynoch and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Doric

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. Derrick McClure
  • Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
  • Release : 2002-01-01
  • ISBN : 9789027247179
  • Pages : 238 pages

Download or read book Doric written by J. Derrick McClure and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 use of phonetic transcription. Finally, a representative selection of written texts, dating from the eighteenth century to the present and illustrating a wide variety of styles and genres, are presented with detailed annotations. A full glossary is also included. This study clearly demonstrates both the individuality of the dialect and the richness of the local culture of which it is an integral part.

Book The Imperial Encyclopaedic Dictionary

Download or read book The Imperial Encyclopaedic Dictionary written by Robert Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary of the Apostolic Church

Download or read book Dictionary of the Apostolic Church written by James Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Doric Dictionary

Download or read book Doric Dictionary written by Robert Gordon University and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclop  dic Dictionary

Download or read book The Encyclop dic Dictionary written by Robert Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Spikkin Doric

Download or read book Spikkin Doric written by Norman Harper and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever been lost for words or just completely mystified by what you hear? This is a new series of pocket books designed to introduce some of the wealth of the spoken and written word in Scotland to those who may not be familiar with them. For the 600 selected Doric words, as well as a simple meaning, the context and background to the word will be explained, along with examples of use (and, as required) a pronunciation guide. Forget about worthy dictionaries, this is a series dedicated to the enjoyment of language.

Book The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary

Download or read book The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 1166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sociolinguistics in Scotland

Download or read book Sociolinguistics in Scotland written by R. Lawson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Doric Proverbs and Sayings

Download or read book Doric Proverbs and Sayings written by Douglas Kynoch and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Concise Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities

Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities written by William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Dictionary of Arts  Sciences and Manufactures

Download or read book The Dictionary of Arts Sciences and Manufactures written by James Smith (author of the Panorama of science and art.) and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 100 Favourite Scots Words

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pauline Cairns Speitel
  • Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
  • Release : 2020-12-07
  • ISBN : 1910022381
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book 100 Favourite Scots Words written by Pauline Cairns Speitel and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: affront • baffies • capercailzie • dingie • elderitch first fit • glaikit • hogmanay • jalouse • laldie • mar numpty • onding • pawkie • scunner • thrapple wean • yeukie • and mony mony mair tae whet yer thrapple... What is your favourite Scots word? Have you heard of a stushie or a stairheid rammy? Do you know a numpty who talks a lot of mince? For over a decade, The Herald has published the Scottish Language Dictionaries' Scots Word of the Week. This wee book gathers 100 of our favourites, showing the breadth and diversity of the Scots language over time, ranging from lesser-known Older Scots to formal language to contemporary slang. Uncover the surprising origins of well-known words such as numpty and wean, discover unusual ones like onding and gowan, and savour evocative gems like Robert Burns' 'blethering, blustering, drunken blellum'.

Book Modern Scots

Download or read book Modern Scots written by Robert McColl Millar and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your user-friendly study and revision guide to Scots criminal law, written specially for students by a law lecturer with over 20 years of teaching experience.