Author : Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Crombie Jardine Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,4 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781905102310
Scotland has produced more leaders, inventors, engineers, doctors, and writers than any other country of comparable size. This handy pocket reference book highlights key movers and shakers from the last millennium.
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Publisher : Scots Language Dictionaries
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Scots language
ISBN : 9781474432313
First published in 1985, the new edition of the Concise Scots Dictionary has been revised throughout to reflect modern Scots usage, alongside extensive coverage of older Scots. Combining accessible style, clear layout and a durable hardback format, this is a user-friendly and robust dictionary that you can turn to for reference and enjoyment.
Author : Pauline Cairns Speitel
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,67 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1910022381
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 : Margaret G. Dareau
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 2001-12-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780198605423
The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue defines and illustrates every meaning of every word used in written English in Scotland up to 1700. It is an indispensable reference tool for historians of Scots language, literature, politics, law, and social history.
Author : Nigel M. de S. Cameron
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 48,1 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830814077
Do animals have rights? If not, do we have duties towards them? If so, what duties? These and a myriad of other issues are discussed in the brilliantly argued Animal Rights and Wrongs. Issues discussed include- - Why are animal-rights groups so keen to protect the rights of rabbits and foxes but not of rats or mice or even humans? - How can we bridge the growing gap between rural producers and urban consumers? -Why is raising animals for fur more heinous than raising them for their meat? -Are we as human beings driving other species either to extinction or to a state of dependency? Animal Rights and Wrongs includes chapters on the livestock crisis, fishing, BSE and a layman's introduction to philosophical concepts. The book presents a radical response to the defenders of animal rights, and a challenge to those who think that because they are kind to their pets, they are therefore good news for animals.
Author : L. Colin Wilson
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2011-08
Category : Scots language
ISBN : 9781906307431
This audio recording, which accompanies the Luath Scots Language Learner book, conveys the authentic pronunciation, especially important to readers from outside Scotland. It is suitable as an introductory course or for those interested in reacquainting themselves with the language of childhood and grandparents. There are dictionaries and grammar books but this is the first-ever language course. The book assumes no prior knowledge on the reader's part. Starting from the most basic vocabulary and constructions, the reader is guided step-by-step through Scots vocabulary and the subtleties of grammar and idiom that distinguish Scots from English.
Author : Iseabail Macleod
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781902930046
This comprehensive dictionary of words and phrases is for all who want to use the Scots language.
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Page : 342 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 1840
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Author : William Grant
Publisher : Lodnon : W. & R. Chambers
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 41,11 MB
Release : 1911
Category : English language
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Page : 1476 pages
File Size : 13,31 MB
Release : 2004
Category : English language
ISBN : 9788186062364
