Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers
A Treasury of 1,000 Scottish Words
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2020
Elliott & Thompson Limited (Verlag)
9781783964789 (ISBN)
Elliott & Thompson Limited (Verlag)
9781783964789 (ISBN)
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A celebration of the irreplaceable magic of language. Here is the evocative vocabulary, wit and wisdom of the Scots language - in 1,000 gems.
A celebration of the irreplaceable magic of language, and the wit and wisdom of 1,000 Scottish words.
The Scots language is an ancient and lyrical tongue, inherently linked to the country's history and identity, its land and culture. In Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers, Robin Crawford has gathered 1,000 words from his native land - old and new, classical and colloquial, rural and urban - in a joyful and witty celebration of their continuing usage and unique character.
airt o' the clicky - bawheid - carnaptious - dreich - eejit - forefochen - Glasgow kiss - haver - inkie-pinkie - jags - kelpie - loch-lubbertie - meevin' - neuk - oxter - pawky - quaich - ramstam - simmer dim - tattie bogle - usquebaugh - vratch watergaw - yowe trummle
A celebration of the irreplaceable magic of language, and the wit and wisdom of 1,000 Scottish words.
The Scots language is an ancient and lyrical tongue, inherently linked to the country's history and identity, its land and culture. In Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers, Robin Crawford has gathered 1,000 words from his native land - old and new, classical and colloquial, rural and urban - in a joyful and witty celebration of their continuing usage and unique character.
airt o' the clicky - bawheid - carnaptious - dreich - eejit - forefochen - Glasgow kiss - haver - inkie-pinkie - jags - kelpie - loch-lubbertie - meevin' - neuk - oxter - pawky - quaich - ramstam - simmer dim - tattie bogle - usquebaugh - vratch watergaw - yowe trummle
Born in Glasgow, Robin A. Crawford has a particular interest in the culture and natural heritage of his native land. He is the critically acclaimed author of Into The Peatlands: A Journey Through the Moorland Year, longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019. He trained as a sculptor and has been a bookseller for twenty-five years. He lives in Fife, Scotland, with his wife.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.08.2020 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen |
| ISBN-13 | 9781783964789 / 9781783964789 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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