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The 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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Author:   Peter Sundkvist (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367527839

ISBN 10:   0367527839
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   30 November 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction: Researching the Shetland dialect Chapter 2: The Shetland Isles: Language and society Chapter 3: Fieldwork in the Shetland Isles: Methodological issues Chapter 4: The vocabulary and grammar of the Shetland dialect Chapter 5: The sound system of the Shetland dialect Chapter 6: An acoustical survey of the Shetland dialect vowel system Chapter 7: An acoustical survey of vowel and consonant duration in the Shetland dialect Chapter 8: Conclusion: The description of the Shetland dialect and areas for future research References Index

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Peter Sundkvist is an Associate Professor and Reader in the English Department at Stockholm University. His fields of research include phonology, phonetics, and dialectology, relating to varieties of English and Germanic languages more generally. He has conducted extensive linguistic fieldwork in the Shetland Islands as part of several projects. He has also published on accent stereotypes and Asian Englishes, including those of China and Vietnam.

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