A language suppressed : the pronunciation of the Scots language in the 18th century / Charles Jones
1995, 1st edition. Edinburgh : J. Donald Publishers. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #386648
ISBN: 0859764273
Physical description; 278 pp., 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-270) and index. Contents; Ch. 1. Scots in the Eighteenth Century -- Ch. 2. The Source Materials and the Nature of the Evidence -- Ch. 3. Orthographic Innovations and Their Interpretation -- Ch. 4. Palatal Vowel Segments -- Ch. 5. Labial Vowel Segments -- Ch. 6. Sonorant Vowel Segments -- Ch. 7. Diphthongal Sounds -- Ch. 8. Non-Vowel Segments -- Ch. 9. Suprasegmentals -- Appendix 1: The Contrast -- Appendix 2: Of the Provincial Accentuation -- Appendix 3: The Weekly Magazine or Edinburgh Amusement. Subjects; Scots language 18th century. English language Standardization. Pronunciation.
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