Language and Scottish Literature: Scottish Language and Literature Volume 2

This practical introduction uses theories of language to explore different aspects of Scottish literature. It 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 v...

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Main Author: Corbett, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:Scottish Language and Literature : SLL
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Summary:This practical introduction uses theories of language to explore different aspects of Scottish literature. It 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
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:9780748674220
DOI:10.1515/9780748674220

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