Language and Scottish Literature

Scottish Language and Literature Volume 2

AvJohn Corbett

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

This practical introduction to ways of using theories of language to explore different aspects of Scottish literature includes material on:varieties of Scots and Scottish English; linguistic approaches to literary studies; the grammar of texts; vocabulary; metaphor; poetic metre; language in use; point of view; narrative; stereotypes of the Scots; discourse; and reading older Scottish texts. Extensive examples demonstrate the application of the theories, from poems and ballads to a football report, and from short stories to extracts from film scripts and plays.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-02-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt:518 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Scottish Language and Literature
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9780748608263

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John Corbett is Professor of English at the University of Macau and a Senior Research Fellow of the University of Glasgow. He is the author of Language and Scottish Literature (1997) and he co-edited The Edinburgh Companion to Scots (2003).

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Pure deid brilliant so it is' ... immensely readable, at times even entertaining ... I strongly recommend this book to all who are living and working in Scotland who have even a passing interest in the language and literature of their native or adopted country. Pure deid brilliant so it is' ... immensely readable, at times even entertaining ... I strongly recommend this book to all who are living and working in Scotland who have even a passing interest in the language and literature of their native or adopted country.