| Spelling Scots: The Orthography of Literary Scots, 1700-2000 Contributor(s): Bann, Jennifer (Author), Corbett, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748643052 ISBN-13: 9780748643059 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary |
| Dewey: 427.941 |
| LCCN: 2016299923 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spelling Scots acts not only as a wide-ranging reference book to the changing orthography of Scots, but also as an outline of the active interventions in the practices that have guided Scots spelling. The book shows how canonical writers of poetry and fiction in Scots from 1700 to the present day have blended convention and innovation in presenting Scots in literary texts, and it explores the influence of key writers such as Ramsay, Fergusson, Burns, Scott, Hogg and Stevenson. Introducing an innovative method of tracing the use of key spelling variants in a corpus of Scots writing, the book discusses the implication of this method for promoting wider literacy in Scots. |