The British Isles are home to a vast range of different spoken and signed languages and dialects. Language continues to evolve rapidly, in its diversity, in the

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 a

This comprehensive dictionary of words and phrases is for all who want to use the Scots language.

This two-way dictionary (Scots-English/English-Scots) provides: * Modern Scots, with some literary words likely to be met in stories or poems* Notes on how to g

The first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed.