Dialectology
BIC code: CFFG
See also: Language Teaching & Learning
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Add to BasketIndian English - - Paperback
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This text is a descriptive account of English as it is used in India. English is a second language to most of its speakers. In its 400-year history it has acquired its own character, yet still looks to native varieties of English for norms. -
Add to BasketScottish Weather - - Paperback
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In 'Scottish Weather', you will find out the meanings of smirr, dreich, moor and other Scots words for rain, snow, wind, sun, the forecast, the seasons and weather lore in this informative and entertaining pocket guide. -
Add to BasketScottish Wildlife - - Paperback
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In 'Scottish Wildlife', Chris Robinson introduces you to big beasties, wee beasties, creepy crawlies and our feathered friends and will inform and entertain as she explains how they got their names, where to find them and how to recognise them. -
Add to BasketWha's Like Us? - - Paperback
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In 'Wha's Like Us?', Chris Robinson gives us an informative and amusing look at how we see ourselves, at our attitude to work, love, money, envy, anger and entertainment and at some of the best Scots words and phrases we use to describe the Scottish psyche. -
Luath Scots Language Learner: An Introduction To Contemporary Spoken Scots - - Paperback
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Aiming not only to teach the reader to comprehend Scots as it is spoken, but also to speak Scots for practical purposes, this book includes a history of the development of the Scots language and a discussion on its modern day usage and status. -
Add to BasketScottish Gaelic Speech And Writing: Register Variation In An Endangered Language - - Paperback
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This study of register variation in Scottish Gaelic, an endangered Celtic language, shows robust differences between most register types in Scottish Gaelic. It also identifies five underlying contextual parameters to be responsible for the variation between registers in Scottish Gaelic. -
Jings!: A Wee Guide To Scots - Hardback
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This is essential reading for those interested in one of the UK's most fascinating dialects, and is a perfect introduction for those scunnered by the accents and vocabulary used north of the border. -
Add to BasketThe Complete Patter - - Paperback
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Do you have a baldy clue as to who the Bear and Junglies are? Fancy a day out at Fort Weetabix? Or would you rather settle down with some swedgers? If you want to understand the patter this dictionary will help you with Glaswegian! -
Add to BasketSingapore English - - Paperback
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This comprehensive volume provides an excellent, informative account of present day Singapore English along with a balanced and insightful discussion of the political and ideological factors involved. -
Add to BasketConcise Scots Dictionary And Scots Thesaurus: BooksfromScotland.com Exclusive - Paperback
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Exclusive to BooksfromScotland.com. Dictionary: This dictionary concentrates on the Scots language of the present day, but it also includes all the more important words current in the last two centuries, giving special attention to the classics of Scottish literature, including the ballads. Thesaurus: This guide to over 20,000 Scots words is arranged by subject, giving the definitions in English. An index in English allows instant reference from English to the appropriate Scots words.












