Manual of Modern Scots

Originally published in 1921, this book was intended for non-Scottish students of Scottish literature as a guide for recitation and declamation of Scottish pieces.

William Grant (Author), James Main Dixon (Author)

9781107653733, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 December 2013

524 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.76 kg

Originally published in 1921, this book was intended for non-Scottish students of Scottish literature as a guide for recitation and declamation of Scottish pieces. The text is divided into three parts: the first gives the phonetic symbols for the sounds of modern Scots, the second contrasts Scots grammar with standard English usage and gives illustrations from Scottish literature, and the third contains extracts from modern Scots writers with phonetic transcriptions on the facing page. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the pronunciation of Scottish literature or in Scottish phonetics more generally.

Preface
Values of phonetic symbols
List of contractions
Introduction
Part I. Phonetics: 1. Consonants
2. Vowels
3. Vowel and consonant length
4. Stress
5. Words in the breath group
Index of words used in part I
Part II. Grammar: 1. The articles
2. Nouns
3. Pronouns
4. Adjectives
5. Verbs
6. Adverbs
7. Prepositions
8. Conjunctions
9. Interjections
10. Prefixes, suffixes and compounds
Part III. Reader: Prose and Verse
Part IV. Reader: Ballads and Songs.

Subject Areas: Linguistics [CF]