Norman Harper
Encyclopedia
Norman Harper is an author, book editor, journalist and broadcaster, and for 27 years was a writer, features editor, and latterly leader-writer and columnist
with the Scottish newspaper, the Press and Journal
. He is the author of the successful Stronach book series and Spik o the Place,
and co-author (with Robbie Shepherd
) of four anthologies of anecdotes relating to the Doric dialect
of the North East of Scotland
, published by Canongate Books
and Birlinn
as the Dash o Doric series.
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
with the Scottish newspaper, the Press and Journal
Press and Journal (Scotland)
The Press and Journal, often called the P&J, is a daily regional newspaper serving the northern counties of Scotland including the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness...
. He is the author of the successful Stronach book series and Spik o the Place,
and co-author (with Robbie Shepherd
Robbie Shepherd
Robbie Shepherd MBE is a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland, hosting the shows Take the Floor and The Reel Blend.He was born in Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is a fluent Doric speaker, having contributed Doric Columns to the Aberdeen Press and Journal .He has, for many years, been a...
) of four anthologies of anecdotes relating to the Doric dialect
Doric dialect (Scotland)
Doric, the popular name for Mid Northern Scots or Northeast Scots, refers to the dialects of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland.-Nomenclature:...
of the North East of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, published by Canongate Books
Canongate Books
Canongate Books is a Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for The Canongate, an area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prizewinner Life of Pi...
and Birlinn
Birlinn
The birlinn was a type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Birlinn is a Norse-Gaelic variant on the Norse longship. Variants of the name in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling". It probably derives ultimately from the...
as the Dash o Doric series.
Publications
- Harper, Norman, Stronach, Volume 1 (SMLSML-Computing:*Service Modeling Language, an XML standard that allows disparate computing applications to communicate with one another*Standard ML, a programming language*Statistical Machine Learning, a.k.a...
, 1992) - Harper, Norman, Stronach, Volume 2 (SML, 1993)
- Harper, Norman, Stronach, Volume 3 (SML, 1994)
- Harper, Norman, A Dash o Doric (Canongate BooksCanongate BooksCanongate Books is a Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for The Canongate, an area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prizewinner Life of Pi...
, 1995) with Robbie ShepherdRobbie ShepherdRobbie Shepherd MBE is a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland, hosting the shows Take the Floor and The Reel Blend.He was born in Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is a fluent Doric speaker, having contributed Doric Columns to the Aberdeen Press and Journal .He has, for many years, been a... - Harper, Norman, Anither Dash o Doric (Canongate BooksCanongate BooksCanongate Books is a Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for The Canongate, an area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prizewinner Life of Pi...
, 1996) with Robbie ShepherdRobbie ShepherdRobbie Shepherd MBE is a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland, hosting the shows Take the Floor and The Reel Blend.He was born in Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is a fluent Doric speaker, having contributed Doric Columns to the Aberdeen Press and Journal .He has, for many years, been a... - Harper, Norman, First Daily (AJL, 1997)
- Harper, Norman, Spik o the Place (Canongate BooksCanongate BooksCanongate Books is a Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for The Canongate, an area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prizewinner Life of Pi...
, 1998) - Harper, Norman, Weeks in the Howe (AJL, 1999)
- Harper, Norman, Fortnights (AJL, 2001)
- Harper, Norman, Dash o Doric: The Hale Lot (BirlinnBirlinnThe birlinn was a type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Birlinn is a Norse-Gaelic variant on the Norse longship. Variants of the name in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling". It probably derives ultimately from the...
, 2003) with Robbie ShepherdRobbie ShepherdRobbie Shepherd MBE is a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland, hosting the shows Take the Floor and The Reel Blend.He was born in Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is a fluent Doric speaker, having contributed Doric Columns to the Aberdeen Press and Journal .He has, for many years, been a... - Harper, Norman, Stronach, Volume 4 (BirlinnBirlinnThe birlinn was a type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Birlinn is a Norse-Gaelic variant on the Norse longship. Variants of the name in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling". It probably derives ultimately from the...
, 2003) - Harper, Norman, Dash o Doric: One for the Road (BirlinnBirlinnThe birlinn was a type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Birlinn is a Norse-Gaelic variant on the Norse longship. Variants of the name in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling". It probably derives ultimately from the...
, 2004) with Robbie ShepherdRobbie ShepherdRobbie Shepherd MBE is a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland, hosting the shows Take the Floor and The Reel Blend.He was born in Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is a fluent Doric speaker, having contributed Doric Columns to the Aberdeen Press and Journal .He has, for many years, been a... - Harper, Norman, Eighty Glorious Years (SML, 2008)
- Harper, Norman, Spikkin Doric (BirlinnBirlinnThe birlinn was a type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Birlinn is a Norse-Gaelic variant on the Norse longship. Variants of the name in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling". It probably derives ultimately from the...
, 2009)