Scottish newspapers, language and identity / [electronic resource]
Douglas, Fiona,author.
purchase200905202443940Holt Jackson
The first decade of the new Scottish Parliament has seen the emergence of a new-found national confidence. 'Scottishness' is clearly alive and flourishing. This book offers new and detailed insights into Scottish language and its usage by the Scottish press. To what extent does the use of identifiably Scottish lexical features help them to maintain their distinctive Scottish identity and appeal to their readership? Which Scottish words and phrases do the papers use and where, is it a symbolic gesture, do they all behave in the same way, and has this changed since devolution? Combining analysis of broad trends with detailed discussion of individual Scottish words and phrases, its timely publication coincides with a period when interest in things Scottish is at an all time high.
Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 - Introduction; 2 - What is Scottish Identity?; 3 - What is Scottish Language?; 4 - Newspapers and their Readers; 5 - A Limited Identity; 6 - A Multifaceted and Formulaic Identity; 7 - A Changing Identity?; 8 - Conclusion; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-182) and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
The first decade of the new Scottish Parliament has seen the emergence of a new-found national confidence. 'Scottishness' is clearly alive and flourishing. This book offers new and detailed insights into Scottish language and its usage by the Scottish press. To what extent does the use of identifiably Scottish lexical features help them to maintain their distinctive Scottish identity and appeal to their readership? Which Scottish words and phrases do the papers use and where, is it a symbolic gesture, do they all behave in the same way, and has this changed since devolution? Combining analysis of broad trends with detailed discussion of individual Scottish words and phrases, its timely publication coincides with a period when interest in things Scottish is at an all time high.
Scottish newspapers.
Scots language.
National characteristics, Scottish.