Edinburgh History of the Scots Language

Charles Jones is Forbes Professor of English Language at University of Edinburgh

Authoritative... Quite outstanding ... detailed and scholarly ... helpfullyorganised... "English Language and Linguistics Vol 2 Part 2 (1998) By far the most substantial study that has yet appeared ! Fascinating Authoritative... Quite outstanding ... detailed and scholarly ... helpfullyorganised... "English Language and Linguistics Vol 2 Part 2 (1998) By far the most substantial study that has yet appeared ! Fascinating

• Part One The beginnings to 1700: differentiation and standardization in early Scots, Anelli Meurman-Solin; the origins of the Scots orthography, Veronica Kniezsca; the phonology older scots, Adam J. Aitken; the morphology of older Scots, Anne King; the syntax of older Scots, Lilo Moessner; the lexis of older Scots, C.I. Macafee; older Scots phonology and its regional variation, Paul Johnston; older Scots literary language, Ronald D.S. Jack. Part Two 1700 to the present day: phonology of Scots post 1700, Charles Jones; syntax and morphology - 1700 to the present day, Joan Beal; Scots lexis post 1700, Graham Tulloch; regional variation in Scots post 1700, Paul Johnston; ongoing change in modern Scots - the social dimension, C.I. Macafee. Part Three Scots overseas: Scots in Ulster and North America, Michael Montgomery; Scots in Australia, Graham Tulloch; Gaelic influence, Colm O'Baoill.