The Arabic Element in Scots Lexis
Detailed study of individual lexemes can open up interesting angles on the cultural underpinnings needed for the understanding of linguistic history. This paper surveys that element of Scots vocabulary that has been flagged as derived, even if at several removes, from Arabic. To do so, it draws prim...
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| description | Detailed study of individual lexemes can open up interesting angles on the cultural underpinnings needed for the understanding of linguistic history. This paper surveys that element of Scots vocabulary that has been flagged as derived, even if at several removes, from Arabic. To do so, it draws primarily on the materials supplied by the Dictionaries of the Scots Language and the Oxford English Dictionary, supplemented by wider contextual analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-daec776baa5f499e9d35cd8ece6b732e2023-11-30T10:16:08ZengInstitute of English StudiesAnglica. An International Journal of English Studies0860-57342023-09-01324435910.7311/0860-5734.32.4.03The Arabic Element in Scots LexisJeremy J. Smith0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4788-3966University of GlasgowDetailed study of individual lexemes can open up interesting angles on the cultural underpinnings needed for the understanding of linguistic history. This paper surveys that element of Scots vocabulary that has been flagged as derived, even if at several removes, from Arabic. To do so, it draws primarily on the materials supplied by the Dictionaries of the Scots Language and the Oxford English Dictionary, supplemented by wider contextual analysis.https://anglica-journal.com/resources/html/article/details?id=614179scotsarabicetymologydictionaries of the scots languageoxford english dictionary |
| spellingShingle | Jeremy J. Smith The Arabic Element in Scots Lexis Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies scots arabic etymology dictionaries of the scots language oxford english dictionary |
| title | The Arabic Element in Scots Lexis |
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