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Scottish place-names as a lexicographical resource (2006)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2006). Scottish place-names as a lexicographical resource. Onoma, 41, 295-309. https://doi.org/10.2143/ONO.41.0.2119620

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the value of Scottish place-name evidence as a tool for the historical lexicographer of the Scots and English languages, and to identify some of the areas of lexical research where this tool could be applied... Read More about Scottish place-names as a lexicographical resource.

Scottish place-names (2003)
Book Chapter
Scott, M. (2003). Scottish place-names. In J. Corbett, J. D. McClure, & J. Stuart-Smith (Eds.), The Edinburgh Companion to Scots (17-30). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

The Germanic toponymicon of Southern Scotland : place-name elements and their contribution to the lexicon and onomasticon
Thesis
Scott, M. (in press). The Germanic toponymicon of Southern Scotland : place-name elements and their contribution to the lexicon and onomasticon. (Thesis). University of Glasgow

The following study is an examination of the contribution of the Germanic place-names of southern Scotland to the onomasticon and lexicon of Britain generally and Scotland specifically. By building a corpus of the Germanic place-names so far identifi... Read More about The Germanic toponymicon of Southern Scotland : place-name elements and their contribution to the lexicon and onomasticon.