A Scots grammar : Scots grammar and usage
Purves, David, 1924-2002
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Purves presents Scots as a separate language in its own right, resisting the often prevalent notion that Scots is merely a dialect of English, and gives a coherent overview of the distinctive grammatical and idiomatic usage of Scots.
Main title:
A Scots grammar : Scots grammar and usage / David Purves.
Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Saltire Society, 2002.
Collation:
160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1997.Includes bibliographical references.Text in English and Scots.
ISBN:
08541107989780854110797
Dewey class:
427.9'411427.9411
Local class:
427.941
Language:
EnglishScots
Subject:
BRN:
1280117