The Arabic element in Scots lexis

Smith, J. (2023) The Arabic element in Scots lexis. Anglica, 32(4), pp. 43-59. (doi: 10.7311/Anglica/32.4)

Abstract

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.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Smith, Professor Jeremy
• Authors: Smith, J.
• Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics; P Language and Literature > PE English; P Language and Literature > PJ Semitic
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies
• Journal Name: Anglica
• Publisher: University of Warsaw
• ISSN: 0860-5734
• ISSN (Online): 0860-5734
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 Institute of English Studies University of Warsaw
• First Published: First published in Anglica 32(4):43-59
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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