The land of Burns, a series of landscapes and portraits, illustrative of the life and writings of the Scottish poet.

Added t.-p., engraved with vignettes.

Les amusemens de Spa, or The gallantries of the Spaw in Germany : containing the virtues of every spring, their nature and several uses, the reasons why frequented by persons of the first distinctions, besides drinking the waters, the various diversions and amusements of the place, many entertaining histories of the principal persons resorting to the Spaw : intermix'd with several others of wit, humour, gaiety, &c. /

Translator's dedication signed: Hans De Veil.

The Scottish law review and Sheriff court reports

Vols. 13- 1896- also published at Edinburgh

Journal of jurisprudence and Scottish law magazine.

Includes court reports.

The imperial gazetteer of Scotland; or, Dictionary of Scottish topography, compiled from the most recent authorities, and forming a complete body of Scottish geography, physical, statistical, and historical.

Mode of access: Internet.

Ancient and modern Scottish songs, heroic ballads, etc.; reprinted from the edition of 1776, with an appendix containing the pieces substituted in the edition of 1791 for omissions from that of 1776.

Mode of access: Internet.

Works of Robert Burns: with an account of his life, and criticism on his writings. to which are prefixed, some observtions on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry.

Mode of access: Internet.

Prosecution and radical discourse during the 1790s: The case of the Scottish sedition trials

This essay looks at the sedition trials in Scotland during the 1790s to examine how prosecution was exploited by radicals as a forum for political expression. As the government instituted a concerted campaign against radical activism, an increasing number of reformers faced trial on sedition and treason in this period. The courtroom emerged as an alternative venue for political discourse and this essay will explore some of the ways by which radicals challenged the dominant discursive and performative elements of trial proceedings. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Research cultures and the pragmatic functions of humor in academic research presentations:A corpus-assisted analysis

Based on a corpus of English, German, and Polish spoken academic discourse, this article analyzes the distribution and function of humor in academic research presentations. The corpus is the result of a European research cooperation project consisting of 300,000 tokens of spoken academic language, focusing on the genres research presentation, student presentation, and oral examination. The article investigates difference between the German and English research cultures as expressed in the genre of specialist research presentations, and the role of humor as a pragmatic device in their respective contexts. The data is analyzed according to the paradigms of corpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS). The findings show that humor is used in research presentations as an expression of discourse reflexivity. They also reveal a considerable difference in the quantitative distribution of humor in research presentations depending on the educational, linguistic, and cultural background of the presenters, thus confirming the notion of different research cultures. Such research cultures nurture distinct attitudes to genres of academic language: whereas in one of the cultures identified researchers conform with the constraints and structures of the genre, those working in another attempt to subvert them, for example by the application of humor. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.

The governance of justice and internal security in Scotland:between the Scottish independence referendum and British decisions on the EU

This article examines how the governance of justice and internal security in Scotland could be affected by the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum in September 2014. The article argues that it is currently impossible to equate a specific result in the referendum with a given outcome for the governance of justice and internal security in Scotland. This is because of the complexities of the current arrangements in that policy area and the existence of several changes that presently affect them and are outside the control of the government and of the people of Scotland. This article also identifies an important paradox. In the policy domain of justice and internal security, a ‘no’ vote could, in a specific set of circumstances, actually lead to more changes than a victory of the ‘yes’ camp.

The English and Scottish Journeys of J.B. Priestley and Edwin Muir

Date of Acceptance: 25/01/2015

Association between miscarriage and cardiovascular disease in a Scottish cohort

Funding This work was supported by a grant from the ‘Merel Foundation’, the Netherlands. The AMND receives support from the University of Aberdeen.

Expectations and challenges : the implementation of mobile devices in a Scottish primary school

Acknowledgements Sincere thanks are due to all who have contributed to this study, which was funded in part by the Local Authority. The Head Teacher and Local Authority Officer have been instrumental in encouraging and supporting the research and the teachers and pupils at the school, along with several local authority support staff, have contributed directly. Colleagues from the University of Aberdeen, including Prof Do Coyle, Dr Yvonne Bain, and Phil Marston, helped to guide the project and provided useful feedback.

The English and Scottish Journeys of J.B. Priestley and Edwin Muir

Date of Acceptance: 25/01/2015