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Abstract
The purpose of the current paper is to investigate possible remnants of a grammatical gender system found in the Orkney and Shetland dialects of Scots. The fact that Orkney and Shetland dialects have something of a grammatical gender system has long been established.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-58 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Scottish Language |
| Volume | 31/32 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Scottish language
- Scots
- Scots, Norn, Orkney dialect, Historical linguistics
- Grammatical gender
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Ragnhild Ljosland
- UHI Orkney - Lecturer
- Archaeology Institute - Lecturer
Person: Academic - Research and Teaching or Research only
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Consultancy on Orcadian Scots language web resource for schools
Ljosland, R. (Advisor)
27 May 2015Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Business and Community - Consultancy (in kind)
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The Way We Speak
Ljosland, R. (Interviewee)
2 Nov 2015Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Orkney dialect
Ljosland, R. (Presenter)
18 May 2015Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement