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Personal profile
Academic Qualifications
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Academic Qualifications
Dr Ragnhild Ljosland has been a lecturer with the University of the Highlands and Islands since 2009, initially with the Centre for Nordic Studies and later with the UHI Archaeology Institute. Her academic background is in Scandinavian language and literature, graduating from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2008 with a PhD in sociolinguistics.
Since joining UHI, Ragnhild Ljosland has continued researching linguistic and sociolinguistic topics, as well as literature and runology. She publishes on a range of topics, such as Orkney and Shetland dialect grammar, historical sociolinguistics, Scots language, runic inscriptions, contemporary language policy, and Orkney literature.
Research expertise
Sociolinguistics, linguistics, dialect studies, Orkney and Shetland studies, Scots, dialect literature, runes, Norwegian language.
Teaching expertise
Dr Ljosland teaches the following modules on the MLitt level:
- The Orkney and Shetland Tongues (module leader)
- Orkney and Shetland Literature (module leader)
- Runology and Old Norse (module leader)
On BA Scottish Cultural Studies :
- Languages on the Edge (module leader)
- Scotland's Music (module leader)
- Runes: Voices from the Past (module leader)
- Tradition, Custom and Belief (module leader)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Keywords
- P Philology. Linguistics
- PE English
- PD Germanic languages
- PN0441 Literary History
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Projects
- 1 Finished
AHRC Scoping Study for a Corpus Based Grammatical Investigation of Orkney and Shetland Dialect
1/02/12 → 31/10/12
Project: Research
Research Output
Runic Spindle Whorl Recently Found In Orkney
Ljosland, R., 16 Jan 2020, In : Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies. 9-10, p. 215-230 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Runic Forgeries in Northern Scotland
Ljosland, R. & Blendl, A., 1 Jul 2019, In : Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies. 8, p. 127-150 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The Orkney Book of Runes
Ljosland, R., 20 Aug 2019, Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS). 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Maeshowe, Orkahaugr – The names of Orkney’s great burial mound as nodes in a heteroglossic web of meaning-making
Ljosland, R., 16 Feb 2018, (Accepted/In press) What is North?: Imagining the North from Ancient Times to the Present Day. Plumb, O. (ed.). Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, p. 193-210 18 p. (The North Atlantic World; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
File
7
Downloads
(Pure)
Review: Language regulation in English as a lingua franca: Focus on academic spoken discourse
Ljosland, R., 30 Jan 2018, In : Journal of English Linguistics. 46, 1, p. 79-82 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Open Access
Prizes
Highlands and Islands Student Association Awards 2017: Best Research or Dissertation Supervisor
Ljosland, Ragnhild (Recipient), 29 Sep 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
A World from Dragons
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker), , Howard Firth (Speaker), & Tom Muir (Speaker)
8 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
The Men in Maeshowe: Why did they break in?
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
21 Aug 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
The bear's tooth amulet from Birsay and other runic inscriptions from Orkney with magical purposes
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
20 Aug 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Teeth of the Dragon: How humans make sense of landscape through storytelling
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
25 Sep 2018 → 28 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Runes: Viking Writing
Ragnhild Ljosland (Speaker)
25 Sep 2018 → 28 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
Den «norske» valgkretsen på Orknøyene skiller seg ut i britisk politikk
7/06/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Viking inscription or offensive graffiti? Carving thought to be 1,300 years old seems to spell out modern swear word
23/01/17
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
Kirkwall Township Heritage Initiative Viking Walk
Ragnhild Ljosland (Participant), Alexandra Sanmark (Participant), Donna Heddle (Participant), Victoria Whitworth (Participant), Crawford Barbara (Participant), Olwyn Owen (Participant), James Barrett (Participant) & Christopher Gee (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts