Ane end of an auld song?: Macro and Micro Perspectives on Written Scots in Correspondence during the Union of the Parliaments Debates

Contributor(s): Langer, Nils (Other), Vandenbussche, Wim (Other), Elspaß, Stephan (Other)

ISBN: 9781803745015

Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers

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Pub Date: October 22, 2025

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.60" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.85 lbs) 268 pages

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Series: Historical Sociolinguistics

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Description:

This book examines how written Scots indexed political affiliations in the correspondence of Scottish politicians debating the Union of the Parliaments of 1707. Combining statistical modelling, micro-social analysis and the three «waves» of sociolinguistic research, their use of Scots is explored across time, political factors and stylistic goals.