The British Isles

Bernd Kortmann, Clive Upton, Bernd Kortmann, Clive Upton

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN: 9783110196351
• eBook ISBN: 9783110208399
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Lingue e linguistica
• Subtopic: Lingue

This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken on the British Isles, including lesser-known varieties such as those spoken in Orkney and Shetland and the Channel Islands.

The chapters, written by widely acclaimed specialists, provide concise and comprehensive information on the phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics of each variety discussed.

The articles are followed by exercises and study questions. The exercises are geared towards students and can be used for classroom assignments as well as for self study in preparation for exams. Instructors can use the exercises, sound samples and interactive maps to enhance their classroom presentations and to highlight important language features.

Table of contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Contents of companion volumes
• Abbreviations
• List of features: Phonology and phonetics
• List of features: Morphology and Syntax
• General introduction
• General references
• Introduction: varieties of English in the British Isles
• English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: phonology
• Scottish English: phonology
• Irish English: phonology
• Welsh English: phonology
• English dialects in the North of England: phonology
• The English West Midlands: phonology
• The dialect of East Anglia: phonology
• The dialects in the South of England: phonology
• Channel Island English: phonology
• Received Pronunciation
• British Creole: phonology
• Synopsis: phonological variation in the British Isles
• English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: morphology, syntax, and lexicon
• Scottish English: morphology and syntax
• Irish English: morphology and syntax
• Welsh English: morphology and syntax
• English dialects in the North of England: morphology and syntax
• The dialect of East Anglia: morphology and syntax
• English dialects in the Southwest: morphology and syntax
• The varieties of English spoken in the Southeast of England: morphology and syntax
• British Creole: morphology and syntax
• Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in the British Isles
• Backmatter