10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOTTICISM»
Discover the use of
Scotticism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Scotticism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Language in the British Isles
Conversely, where a speaker is aware of an item's Scottishness, I have called it
an 'overt Scotticism'. Some, perhaps now a majority, of covert Scotticisms are
optional alternatives to their 'English' equivalents: so the notion of the Scotticism
to ...
2
The Gentleman's Magazine
He was much patronized in Aberdeen hy Mr. Francis Peacock, whose love of the
art led him to encourage that * A genuine Scotticism. Edit. in others, to which be
felt in himself a constant in If I2.j 259 Review of New Publications. seems to hare
...
3
British Novelists and their styles; being a critical sketch ...
In one of his novels also, Galt carries his Scotchman across the Atlantic, and ,so
exhibits Scotticism at work amid conditions in which Scott had never placed it.
Finally, from Lockhart and Wilson, as men of extra-Scottish scholarship and
culture, ...
Scotticism, if it is to exist and play a part as an element in general British literature
, must do so in the form of a subjective variety, access, or concentration of feeling
and intellectual method, and not in the form any longer of incessant allusion to ...
5
The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England)
Mr. Bofwell has made his friend (as in a few other passages) guilty of a Scotticism
. An Englishman reads and writes a large book, and wears a great (not a big or
bag) coat. In another place he has made Lord Monhorldo not grammatical, e. g. 4
...
6
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle
of (hem recollected the lamentation of Euryalus' Mother in Virgil : " Heu, Terra
ignuta, □ *— — jaees ! nee te tun funera Mater Produxi, pressive oculos, aut
vulnera lavi." jEn- ix. That alleyn is, iu the passage of Rowley, a modern
Scotticism, will ...
7
The Gentleman's Magazine
That a modern Scotticism may. sometimes be an antient Anglicism, is evinced in
the first paragraph of Mr. Jamiesoii's Preface to bis Etymological Dictionary : it
ends thus, " An inquiry into the reasons of these [names] is not, therefore, a matter
...
8
Life of Sir Walter Scott: With Remarks Upon His Writings
Scotticism is not one invariable thing, fixed and intransmutable. It does not
consist merely in vaunting 'and proclaiming itself, in working in Scottish facts,
Scottish traditions, Scottish reminiscences—all of which has perhaps been done
enough; ...
Francis T. Palgrave, 1871
9
Gentleman's MAgazine: and Historical Chronicle
That a modern Scotticism may sometimes be an antient Anglicism, i» evinced in (
he first paragraph of Mr, Jatniesoi.N Preface to bis Etymological Dictionar) : it
ends thu«, " An inquiry into the reawns of these [names] is not, therefore, a matter
of ...
10
The North British Review
Scotticism, if it is to exist and play a part as an element in general British literature
, must do so in the form of a subjective variety, access, or concentration of feeling
and intellectual method, and not in the form any longer of incessant allusion to ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOTTICISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Scotticism is used in the context of the following news items.
Paul Brannen: Why wood is so much more than a burning issue
As we enter the New Year I am reminded of my mother's Scotticism, 'Lang may your lum reek'. Technically this translates as, 'Long may your chimney smoke' but ... «The Journal, Jan 15»
Learning the Lincolnshire lingo
'Och aye the nooh' a traditional overt Scotticism meaning 'Oh yes, just now' encompasses a host of different feelings, from how awful the weather is, to having a ... «The Lincolnite, Nov 14»
An exciting contest
'It's obvious that Alex Salmond and that ilk' - she smiled deliciously at her adept Scotticism - 'would hate independence. If they get it, they'll lose their whole ... «Times Higher Education, Nov 13»
Stephen McGinty: The case for US and them
The word Americanism, which I have coined for the purpose, is exactly similar in its formation and signification to the word Scotticism.” When the Founding ... «Scotsman, Sep 12»
That ugly Americanism? It may well be British.
He coined it on the analogy of Scotticism, a term of insult that goes back to the 17th century. Witherspoon tried to treat Scotticism as a neutral term as well, ... «OUPblog, Aug 11»
Jim Goldie has Eye on Ayr Gold Cup as stage is set for …
The gelding's sire, Hawk Wing, allowed a play on the Scotticism Och Aye The Noo, a phrase unused in normal conversation but much loved by comedians keen ... «Daily Mail, Sep 10»
