Sociolinguistic History of Scotland

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Sociolinguistic History of Scotland is written by Millar Robert McColl Millar and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474448577 (ISBN 10) and 9781474448574 (ISBN 13).

Robert McColl Millar examines how language has been used in Scotland since the earliest times. While primarily focusing on the histories of the speakers of Scots and Gaelic, and their competition with the encroaching use of (Scottish) Standard English, he also traces the decline and eventual 'death' of Pictish, British and Norn. Four case studies illustrate the historical development of North East Scots, Scottish Standard English, Shetland Scots and Glasgow Scots. Immigrant languages are also discussed throughout the book.