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Concise Scots Dictionary: Second Edition (Scots Language Dictionaries) Hardback - 2017
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- Title Concise Scots Dictionary: Second Edition (Scots Language Dictionaries)
- Author Scottish Language Dictionaries, Scottish Language
- Binding Hardback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 912
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press
- Publication date 2017-11-21
- Features Bibliography, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 147443231X.G
- ISBN 9781474432313 / 147443231X
- Weight 3.7 lbs (1.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.7 x 7 x 2.1 in (24.64 x 17.78 x 5.33 cm)
- Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
- Library of Congress subjects Scots language
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018296527
- Dewey Decimal Code 427.941
- Quantity available 1
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Almost twenty years after its first publication, the second edition of this bestselling dictionary gives the most up-to-date picture of the Scots language today. This new edition of the Concise Scots Dictionary has been fully revised and updated to include new words and usages that reflect modern Scots usage, alongside thorough coverage of older Scots. Combining a succinct yet accessible style with a clear layout and durable hardback format, this is a user-friendly and robust dictionary that you can return to again and again for reference and enjoyment. The dictionary contains: - Over 40,000 headwords: 23,000 full entries and 17,000 cross-references - Over 1,100 words and usages new for this edition, including coverage of Orkney and Shetland Scots - Comprehensive coverage of variant spellings and regional forms, including Ulster Scots - Extensive cross-referencing to allow for easy navigation - Updated and extended pronunciation information - Information on grammar and register to show how and when to use the words - Inflected forms, including verb tenses - Field labels to indicate where a word belongs to a specialist domain - Thousands of idioms, phrases and proverbs - Improved and extended information on etymologies - Extensive coverage of language, from older Scots to modern-day usage
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