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Language and Scottish Literature: Teaching Scottish Language and Literature (Scottish Language & Literature)

Language and Scottish Literature: Teaching Scottish Language and Literature (Scottish Language & Literature)

by JohnCorbett (Author)

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    Paperback 1997

    $49.20
Synopsis

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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 26 Feb 1997
ISBN 10: 0748608265
ISBN 13: 9780748608263

Media Reviews
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.