All Outputs (52)

Voices from modern literary Glasgow (2008)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2008). Voices from modern literary Glasgow. ˜The œbottle imp, 3,

Scots word of the season : pinkie (2008)
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Scott, M. (2008). Scots word of the season : pinkie. ˜The œbottle imp, 3,

The Scots continuum and descriptive linguistics (2007)
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Scott, M. (2007). The Scots continuum and descriptive linguistics. ˜The œbottle imp, 2,

There is a tendency to talk about 'Scots' and 'Scottish English' as though these two entities were somehow clearly delineated and neatly identifiable, but on closer examination the situation can appear less clear-cut. For this and other reasons, Scot... Read More about The Scots continuum and descriptive linguistics.

Scots word of the season : gloaming (2007)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2007). Scots word of the season : gloaming. ˜The œbottle imp, 2,

Smeddum (2007)
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Scott, M. (2007). Smeddum. ˜The œbottle imp, 1,

Review : Susanne Kries, Skandinavisch-schottische sprachbeziehungen im mittelalter : der altnordische lehneinfluss (2007)
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Scott, M. (2007). Review : Susanne Kries, Skandinavisch-schottische sprachbeziehungen im mittelalter : der altnordische lehneinfluss. ˜The œjournal of Scottish name studies, 1, 175-179

Place-names and the Scots language: The marches of lexical and onomastic research (2007)
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Scott, M. (2007). Place-names and the Scots language: The marches of lexical and onomastic research. Scottish Language, 26, 1-15

Scottish place-names as a lexicographical resource (2006)
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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.

Previck and Lickprivick: Onomastic connections in south-west Scotland (2006)
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Scott, M. (2006). Previck and Lickprivick: Onomastic connections in south-west Scotland. Nomina, 29, 115-128

'Bullion' in Scottish place-names (2000)
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Scott, M. (2000). 'Bullion' in Scottish place-names. Nomina, 23, 37-48

Review : Perceptions of Place : Twenty-First-Century Interpretations of English Place-Name Studies, English Place-Name Society Supernumerary Volume for 2012 (Nottingham: English Place-Name Society, 2013)
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Scott, M. (in press). Review : Perceptions of Place : Twenty-First-Century Interpretations of English Place-Name Studies, English Place-Name Society Supernumerary Volume for 2012 (Nottingham: English Place-Name Society, 2013). ˜The œjournal of Scottish name studies,

Book review.

Capitalising on the City: Edinburgh’s linguistic identities
Journal Article
Scott, M. Capitalising on the City: Edinburgh’s linguistic identities

This paper examines the linguistic identities of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city, and the contexts in which they are currently used. The city is known by a range of different names that are linked with its historical and contemporary identities... Read More about Capitalising on the City: Edinburgh’s linguistic identities.