Articles relating to Shetland & Orkney
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Shetland and Aberdeenshire have most Scots speakers
From: News, on 26th September 2013
The local authority areas with the highest proportions of Scots speakers were Aberdeenshire and… read more» -
Using Scots language in the classroom
Here are four videos showing Shetland dialect in use at Olnafirth Primary school, Voe, Shetland. … read more»
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Introducing Dratsi
From: News, on 27th May 2013
Shetland ForWirds' new cartoon character and mascot was launched at their sell-out concert in … read more» -
Shetland Place-names
Place names in Shetland are largely of Norse origin though Scots forms can also be found … read more»
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Academic papers consider state of Northern Isles dialects
From: News, on 07th December 2010
Papers from the most recent triennial conference of the Forum for Research on the Languages of … read more» -
Shetland Dialect Coordinator
Bruce Eunson was appointed to the post of Shetland Dialect Co-ordinator. Bruce started work in … read more»
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Summer School Language lectures
From: News, on 11th May 2010
The University of the Highlands and Islands is offering a series of lectures and workshops on … read more» -
Shetland web site
This is a link to a website dedicated to Shetland dialect and culture. Created by the Shetland … read more»
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Shetland web site launched
From: News, on 29th March 2010
A new web site dedicated to Shetland dialect and culture was launched in Lerwick on Saturday. … read more»
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