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A. J. Aitken (1) (1921–1998)

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Languages of Scotland (1979) — Redaktör — 10 exemplar
Bards and Makars: Scottish Language and Literature: Medieval and Renaissance (1977) 5 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XLI, Ride to… (1994) 3 exemplar
Edinburgh studies in English and Scots (1971) 3 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXVIII,… 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXXIV, Privé… (1986) 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXV,… 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXIII,… 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXIX,… 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXVI,… 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXII, M-Mary 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXVII,… 2 exemplar
A dictionary of the older Scottish tongue, from the twelfth century to the end of the seventeenth, Part XXIV,… 2 exemplar
The Nuttis Schell: Essays on the Scots Language (1987) 2 exemplar
Textual problems and the dictionary of the older Scottish tongue 2 exemplar
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Studies in Lexicography (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 2 exemplar

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Vedertaget namn
Aitken, A. J.
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Aitken, Adam Jack
Födelsedag
1921-06-19
Avled
1998-02-11
Begravningsplats
cremated, Warriston, Edinburgh
Kön
male
Nationalitet
Scotland
UK
Födelseort
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Dödsort
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Bostadsorter
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Lasswade, England, UK
Iceland
India
Utbildning
University of Edinburgh
Yrken
lexicographer
academic
Organisationer
Scottish National Dictionay Association
Scottish Text Society
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Dictionary of Early Modern English Pronunciation
Universities Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland
Priser och utmärkelser
Sir Israel Gollancz Prize (British Academy ∙ 1981 ∙ University of Edinburgh ∙ 1983 ∙ University of Edinburgh ∙ 1984 ∙ 'The Nuttis Schell' ∙ 1987)
Kort biografi
A lad o pairts, left home at 16, but, encouraged by the local minister, went to university. Served in the Royal Artillery during WWII, rose to rank of sergeant major, commended for bravery by Montgomery. In 1948 became assistant editor to Sir William Craigie on 'A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue', and later senior editor. Alongside his life work on the dictionary he lectured in English language, and effectively created Scots language as a university subject. He published extensively on all aspects of the history and structure of Scots and served on many related committees. Married to Norma (Chandra) Manson, three sons and a daughter.

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ISBN
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