Reading Poems and Songs by Robert Burns is a fascinating journey into a linguistic landscape that is like English, but also extremely different. His Scotch-English, at times light, at others heavy, unmistakably bears the imprint of his land and culture.
This work is deeply refreshing. We are so hidebound to our formal language; we are afraid to write the way people speak, to create alternate spellings... to be creative and playful with our language. Burns shows us how to do this, and it is like a swimming in cool water.
This work is deeply refreshing. We are so hidebound to our formal language; we are afraid to write the way people speak, to create alternate spellings... to be creative and playful with our language. Burns shows us how to do this, and it is like a swimming in cool water.
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