Context (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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What does Jack trap Death inside?
What does Jack trap Death inside?
A nut
What collapses without Death present?
What collapses without Death present?
Natural order
Life and death relationship (Jack's mother's lesson)
Life and death relationship (Jack's mother's lesson)
Inseparable parts of existence
Williamson's role (not author)
Williamson's role (not author)
Storyteller/tradition-bearer
Duncan Williamson's lifespan
Duncan Williamson's lifespan
1928 to 2007
Williamson's cultural background
Williamson's cultural background
Traveller heritage
Linda Williamson's preservation role
Linda Williamson's preservation role
Recording and transcribing Duncan's stories
Publication year of 'A Thorn in the King's Foot'
Publication year of 'A Thorn in the King's Foot'
1987
'Barrie mooskins' meaning (Traveller cant)
'Barrie mooskins' meaning (Traveller cant)
Good stories
Purpose of dialectal text in written stories
Purpose of dialectal text in written stories
Help readers 'hear' the story as performed