Orkney dialect and its links to Norwegian

Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement

Description

Ragnhild Ljosland was invited to Papdale Primary School (P4) to speak about Orkney dialect and its links to Norwegian. The children learned about this topic through runes, nursery rhymes, and dialect words for local fauna.
Period30 Sept 2014
Held atPapdale Primary School, United Kingdom

Keywords

  • Dialects of English
  • Orkney
  • Orkney dialect
  • Norn
  • Old Norse
  • Runes
  • Sociolinguistics