LL-L "Language varieties" 2002.08.04 (08) [E]

[Lowlands-L]

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From: erek gass <egass at caribline.com>
Subject:

Ron suggested that I share this idea with the rest of the group.  How
does it sound to all of you, particularly those of you most interested
in Scots/Shetlandic/Orkney.

Perhaps, it's time to come up with some nomenclature for different
> languages using the same name.  Modern Shetlandic and Orkney "dialects",
> while bearing influence of their Norse past, are clearly part of some
> Scots tradition.  You, and perhaps those like "The Adventures o'McNab",
> asf, are no doubt better equipt to speak to this matter, but I (in my
> semi-ignorance -- it used to be less till I've read all of the Scots
> material coming across "lowlands-l") will toos out these suggestions in
> the hope that we'll know whereof we allude at some time in the future:
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> Old Shetlandic (Norse-based) -- Norn Shetlandic (or "ns").
> Modern Shetlandic (West Germanic) -- Scots Shetlandic (or "ss").
> Old Orkney (Norse-based "Orcadian") -- Norn Orkney (or "no").
> Modern Orkney (West Germanic) -- Scots Orkney (or "so").
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> [One reason I suggest reversing the noun and the adjective is to avoid
> obvious abbreviational confusion that is "on" typically is identified
> with Old Norse, and "os" with Old Saxon.]

Erek

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