Outputs (70)

Directions in English place-name studies : An invitation to debate, with a case study of Salford Quays (2011)
Journal Article
Scott, M., & Clark, A. (2011). Directions in English place-name studies : An invitation to debate, with a case study of Salford Quays. Nomina, 34, 27-50

Since the beginnings of the English Place-Name Survey (EPNS) in the
1920s, analysis of English place-names has focused mainly on historical
questions relating to etymology and the ways that name evidence can
shed light on early cultures, medieval... Read More about Directions in English place-name studies : An invitation to debate, with a case study of Salford Quays.

Scots word of the week : ceilidh (2011)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2011). Scots word of the week : ceilidh. ˜The œbottle imp, 9,

Scots word of the season : mahoun (2011)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2011). Scots word of the season : mahoun. ˜The œbottle imp, 10,

Review : O.J. Padel and David Parsons (eds). A commodity of good names : essays in honour of Margaret Gelling (2010)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2010). Review : O.J. Padel and David Parsons (eds). A commodity of good names : essays in honour of Margaret Gelling. Nomina, 33, 187-191

Scots word of the season : kelpie (2010)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2010). Scots word of the season : kelpie. ˜The œbottle imp, 8,

Scots word of the season : wean (2010)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2010). Scots word of the season : wean. ˜The œbottle imp, 7,

Rethinking the concise scots dictionary for the 21st century (2010)
Book Chapter
Scott, M. (2010). Rethinking the concise scots dictionary for the 21st century. In J. Considine (Ed.), Current Projects in Historical Lexicography (113-130). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Scots word of the season : swither (2009)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2009). Scots word of the season : swither. ˜The œbottle imp, 5,

Scots word of the season : eldritch (2009)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2009). Scots word of the season : eldritch. ˜The œbottle imp, 6,

Scottish place names (2008)
Book
Scott, M. (2008). Scottish place names. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing

Say It in Scots is a series of pocket books designed to inform and entertain the reader about the wonderful, rich and varied language of Scots. The Scots language is a world of wonderful, historic and evocative words, full of a rich variety that can... Read More about Scottish place names.