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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Scottish English"”.
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An examination of the life and career of Rev William McGill (1732-1807): controversial Ayr theologian
… This will be done by offering a picture of the Scottish, English and Irish ecclesiastical scene, with particular reference to Scotland, in which the Ayr minister was working. Further consideration will be given to the impact of the Enlightenment, as well as the American and French Revolutions, …
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When do dialects become languages? A cognitive perspective
… German vs Russian cognates, and Standard Scottish English vs Dundonian Scots cognates. The results showed that even a small amount of exposure (i.e. a couple of days’ worth) is required to enable listeners to distinguish between different languages, dialects or accents based on general …
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"Ye ken fine wha I mean": Variation between you know and ye ken in Scottish varieties of English
… as it is used in spontaneous conversations in Scottish varieties of English, taking my data from the SCOTS project, which aims to build a large electronic collection of the languages of Scotland. I use Ermans (2001) monitor type framework to classify and categorize 270 tokens from 21 speakers …