Older Scots refers to the following periods in the history of the Scots language [1]
- Pre-literary Scots to 1375
- Early Scots to 1450
- Middle Scots to 1700
The online Dictionary of the Scots Language includes the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue.
References
- ^ Such chronological terminology is widely used, for example, by Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. (formally SNDA), Dr. Anne King Archived 2006-06-16 at the Wayback Machine of the University of Edinburgh Archived 2006-08-18 at the Wayback Machine and by the University of Glasgow Archived 2005-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. It is also used in the Oxford Companion to the English Language and the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
External links
Older Scots refers to the following periods in the history of the Scots language [1]
- Pre-literary Scots to 1375
- Early Scots to 1450
- Middle Scots to 1700
The online Dictionary of the Scots Language includes the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue.
References
- ^ Such chronological terminology is widely used, for example, by Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. (formally SNDA), Dr. Anne King Archived 2006-06-16 at the Wayback Machine of the University of Edinburgh Archived 2006-08-18 at the Wayback Machine and by the University of Glasgow Archived 2005-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. It is also used in the Oxford Companion to the English Language and the Cambridge History of English and American Literature.