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Author: John J. Graham
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 172
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised edition of The Shetland Dictionary is designed to aid readers in understanding and expanding their knowledge of Shetland. It includes over 150 additional words and is intended as a consistent source of reference.
Author: Peter Sundkvist
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-11-29
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1000214842
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe traditional dialect spoken in the Shetland Isles, the northernmost part of Scotland and Britain, is highly distinct. It displays distinct, characteristic features on all linguistic levels and particularly in its sound system, or its phonology. The dialect is one of the lesser- known varieties of English within the Inner Circle. Increasing interest in the lesser- known varieties of English in recent years has brought a realization that there are still blanks on the map, even within the very core of the Inner Circle. Sundkvist’s comprehensive treatise draws upon results from a three- year research project funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation, for which a phonological survey of the Shetland dialect was carried out between 2010 and 2012. This book is a useful resource for those working on historical linguistics and is intended to serve as a comprehensive description and accessible reference source on one of the most distinct lesser- known varieties of English within Britain. It documents and offers a systematic account of the rich regional variation as well as being a reference source for those studying the historical formation and emergence of the Shetland dialect and language variation and change in Shetland, as well as those within the broader field of Germanic linguistics.
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Published: 1866
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alastair Christie-Johnston
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Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9781904746584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn easy-to-use and informative compendium of Shetland words, this dictionary provides a useful starting point for those interested in the origin of Shetland words.
Author: James Stout Angus
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 178
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jakob Jakobsen
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Published: 1928
Total Pages: 620
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ernest Marwick
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 2020-05-07
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1788852729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe two island groups of Orkney and Shetland have much in common. In each the grey stone houses and treeless landscapes are scoured in winter by stinging gales, and in summer lie under the endless days of the 'simmer din'. Originally Norwegian, they have been part of Scotland for five hundred years, but their many and varied legends, folk tales and customs are still saturated with Norse influences. While this book tells tales and discusses beliefs that are known throughout the northern isles, it also outlines those elements which are unique to each island group. The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland is the standard account of what to this day is one of the richest repositories of lore and custom in Britain. Ernest Marwick not only recounts countless tales which have been transmitted aurally and by writing, but also places these tales within geographical and historical contexts, thus enabling a deeper appreciation of this wonderful material. A bibliography is also included, together with an index of tale types and motifs.
Author: Susan Rennie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012-06
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 019963940X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first account of the making of John Jamieson's pioneering Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language first published between 1808 and 1825. Susan Rennie describes Jamieson's work and methods interweaving her account with biography and linguistic, social, and book history to present a rounded picture of the man, his work, and his times.
Author: Diarmaid Ó Muirithe
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Published: 2011-09-09
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 0717151832
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiarmaid O Muirithe's column Words We Use was a feature of The Irish Times over many years and has formed a critically acclaimed book of the same name. Words We Don't Use (much anymore) is a highly entertaining compendium of words which are either on the brink of extinction or have already been deemed obsolete by the great dictionaries. O' Muirithe's gentle and witty style reveals his vast knowledge and scholarship in an accessible way. Inside you will find words such as manable, meaning a girl of marriageable age, and adamite, a person who appears nude in public, among many others that you might want to casually drop into your everyday conversation! Words We Don't Use is a wordsmith's delight
Author: Kate Davies
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9780957466647
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Wool - or in Shetlandic, Oo - has for centuries figured centrally in island life. Hardy, colourful, characterful sheep have adapted over millennia to a challenging climate, and Shetlanders have always put their fine fleeces to good use, in beautiful, distinctive textiles ranging from woven tweeds to Fairisle handknits. From croft to creative enterprise, wool remains at the heart of many island industries today, and this collaborative documentary project reveals the many different kinds of work that oo supports. In these pages you'll meet the fascinating graders, breeders, tanners, artists, designers, knitters, weavers, hand spinners, knitwear manufacturers and retailers, who, in so many different ways, have made their lives in oo. Photographed by Tom Barr, and with accompanying essays and profiles written by Kate Davies, this book is produced in celebration of the vital contemporary work of Shetland wool."--Publisher description.
