Language and Scottish Literature : : Scottish Language and Literature Volume 2 / / John Corbett.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Corbett, John,
• MitwirkendeR: Corbett, John,; Gifford, Douglas,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Scottish Language and Literature : SLL
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Scottish Language and Literature --; Copyright --; Acknowledgements --; 1. Varieties of Scots --; 2. Language and Literary Studies --; 3. Analysing Grammar --; 4. Questions of Vocabulary --; 5. Metaphor --; 6. Language in Use --; 7. Sounds and Structures --; 8. Narrative (1): Address, Deixis and Speech --; 9. Narrative (2): Points of View, Cohesion and Coherence --; 10. Beyond the Text (1): Scottish Stereotypes --; 11. Beyond the Text (2): Processing Discourse --; 12. The Language of Older Scottish Literature --; Common Stanzas in Scots Poetry --; Glossary of Linguistic Terms --; Glossary of Scots Terms --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780748674220; 9783110780475
• DOI: 10.1515/9780748674220
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Corbett.

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.