Roxburghshire Word-Book - Being a Record of Special Vernacular Vocabulary of County of

Originally published in 1923, this book forms an in-depth record of the vernacular speech of Roxburghshire.

List of contents

The Roxburghshire word-book: being a record of the special vernacular vocabulary of the county of Roxburgh, with an appendix of specimens.

Summary

Originally published in 1923, this book forms an in-depth record of the vernacular speech of Roxburghshire. Rather than offering a full vocabulary, something already covered by various Scottish dictionaries, the text was written to provide information on the distinctive terms of the region, both past and present, with illustrative quotations.

Product details

• Authors: George Watson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2013
• EAN: 9781107658882
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65888-2
• No. of pages: 354
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Dialect, slang & jargon, Lowland Scotland and Borders, Lowland Scotland & Borders, Dialect, slang and jargon