The Shetland Dialect

Sundkvist's comprehensive description of the Shetland dialect serve as an accessible reference source on one of the most distinct lesser-known varieties of English within Britain; a documentation and systematic account of its rich regional variation; and a resource for scholars working in historical or Germanic linguistics.

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.

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