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Language and linguistics
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Proverbs with glossary
Printed for private circulation
1895
A collection of Scottish proverbs including many translated from other countries.
Place names of Edinburgh and the Lothians
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd.
1980
A facsimile of the 1922 edition.
Glasgow streets and places: notes and memoranda
William Hodge & Co.
1899
Posthumously printed based on the author's notes. Number 44 of a limited edition of 65.
Place names on maps of Scotland and Wales.
Ordnance Survey
1969
A glossary of the most common Gaelic, Scandinavian and Welsh elements used on maps.
Some aspects of the English language
Oliver and Boyd
1941
A discussion of the influences that shaped English and some suggestions for the Polish soldier.
A Scots grammar: Scots grammar and usage
Saltire Society
2002
A study of the grammatical and idiomatic features of Scots.
An Old English grammar
Methuen & Co, Ltd
1955
Intended as a grammar of literary Old English for literary students.
A comprehensive grammar of the English language
Longman
2000
A comprehensive and authoritative treatment of modern English.
The Cumbrian dictionary of dialect, tradition and folklore
Smith Settle
1997
A dictionary of words, traditions, and names encountered in Cumbrian local history.
The road to Maggieknockater: exploring Aberdeen and the North-east through its place names
Birlinn
2004
A study of north-east place names.
Egyptian self-taught (Arabic) with the English phonetic transliteration of every word
E. Marlborough & Co.
1897
AN introduction to colloquial Arabic, as spoken in Egypt.
Translations which have obtained the Porson Prize in the University of Cambridge from the year 1817
E. Johnson
1871
A collection of winning compositions for prolusiones : University prizes as were recited in whole or in part at Commencement in the Senate House of Cambridge University. Winner of the Glum Prize 2022.
Something about words
John Murray
1935
A linguistic miscellany drawn from lectures and papers.
The meaning of everything: the story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford University Press
2003
A history of the greatest enterprise of its kind in history.
