The paper deals with the origins and evolution of the Scots language, analysing some of its phonological aspects. The main topics correspond to: a general analysis of the development of Scots related to Scottish historical events, an in-depth study of the linguistic differentiation between Lowlands and Highlands, an examination of the phenomenon of rhoticity and, lastly, an observation of Aitken's Scottish Vowel Length phonetic law.
L'elaborato finale tratta le origini e l'evoluzione della lingua Scots, analizzando alcuni dei suoi aspetti fonologici. I principali argomenti sono: un'analisi generale della nascita e dello sviluppo dello Scots correlati agli avvenimenti storici scozzesi, un approfondimento della differenziazione linguistica tra Lowland e Highlands, analisi del fenomeno consonantico della roticità e, in ultimo luogo, osservazione della legge fonetica Scottish Vowel Length di Aitken.
The origins and evolution of the Scots: phonological aspects
BECCATI, ALESSIA
2021/2022
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The paper deals with the origins and evolution of the Scots language, analysing some of its phonological aspects. The main topics correspond to: a general analysis of the development of Scots related to Scottish historical events, an in-depth study of the linguistic differentiation between Lowlands and Highlands, an examination of the phenomenon of rhoticity and, lastly, an observation of Aitken's Scottish Vowel Length phonetic law.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/35945