Scottish Words A Wee Guide To The Scottish Language

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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007379706
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Words: A wee guide to the Scottish language written by and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to Scots is a perfect buy for anyone who is intrigued by the expressive Scots language. Besides explaining the meaning of Scottish words and phrases, it also contains features about aspects of Scottish culture from the bagpipes to William Wallace.

Author : Collins Dictionaries
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008285535
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scots Dictionary: The perfect wee guide to the Scots language (Collins Little Books) written by Collins Dictionaries and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly popular and informative guide to the Scots language in an attractive format. Contains words and phrases from both literary and everyday language, this is the perfect wee dictionary of Scots for native and non-native speakers alike.

Author : Billy Kay
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1780574185
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scots written by Billy Kay and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and has acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. In this completely revised edition, Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues convincingly for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values. Kay places Scots in an international context, comparing and contrasting it with other lesser-used European languages, while at home questioning the Scottish Executive's desire to pay anything more than lip service to this crucial part of our national identity. Language is central to people's existence, and this vivid account celebrates the survival of Scots in its various dialects, its literature and song. The mither tongue is a national treasure that thrives in many parts of the country and underpins the speech of everyone who calls themselves a Scot.

Author : Pauline Cairns Speitel
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1910022381
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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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'.

Author : Collins Dictionaries
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780007538454
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collins Gem Scots Dictionary written by Collins Dictionaries and published by Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular and informative guide to the Scots language in the best-selling Gem format. Contains words and phrases from both literary and everyday language, this is the perfect wee dictionary of Scots for native and non-native speakers alike. First published in 1995, the Collins Gem Scots Dictionary is by far the most popular guide to the language of today's Scotland, with nearly 1800 everyday words and phrases from all over Scotland clearly explained and with lots of helpful examples of usage. Colour text makes this best-selling dictionary even more user-friendly. With its durable and eye-catching cover, this is a must for every bookshelf!

Author : Iseabail Macleod
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781902930046
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concise English-Scots Dictionary written by Iseabail Macleod and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive dictionary of words and phrases is for all who want to use the Scots language.

Author : Amanda Thomson
Publisher : Saraband
ISBN 13 : 191508945X
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Scots Dictionary of Nature written by Amanda Thomson and published by Saraband. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland is a nation of dramatic weather and breathtaking landscapes – of nature resplendent. And, over the centuries, the people who have lived, explored and thrived in this country have developed a rich language to describe their surroundings: a uniquely Scottish lexicon shaped by the very environment itself. A Scots Dictionary of Nature brings together – for the first time – the deeply expressive vocabulary customarily used to describe land, wood, weather, birds, water and walking in Scotland. Artist Amanda Thomson collates and celebrates these traditional Scots words, which reveal ways of seeing and being in the world that are in danger of disappearing forever. What emerges is a vivid evocation of the nature and people of Scotland, past and present; of lives lived between the mountains and the sky.

Author : Iseabail Macleod
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Scots Dictionary written by Iseabail Macleod and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a two-way dictionary from Scots-English and English-Scots.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 819 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concise Scots Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Ross
Publisher : Xenophobe's Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781906042479
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Xenophobe's Guide to the Scots written by David Ross and published by Xenophobe's Guides. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Innate instincts""A Scotsman likes to feel that, almost by instinct, he could guddle a trout (palm it out of the water) or gralloch a deer (disembowel it with his knife), even if he spends his day driving a bus or designing software.""""A kilty cover-up""If the Scots were to shed their seriousness, they would be noisier than the Neapolitans and wilder than the dancing Dervishes. Their reserve is not a defense against the rest of the world: it is a protective cover, like the lid of a nuclear reactor.""""Rob joy""Calvinism is still deeply ingrained in the Scottish soul. A Scottish poet, overcome by the joy of sunshine and blue sky, once cried out what a fine day it was. The woman to whom he spoke replied, We'll pay for it, we'll pay for it. """"Cunning and clever""The Scots respect cleverness and like to feel that they possess plenty of it themselves. In Scotland there is nothing wrong with being clever, so long as you show it by words or actions, rather than by bragging. You don't have to hide it. To say of someone that he has a good conceit of himself is neither praise nor blame, just a statement of fact.""