Introduction: varieties of English in the British Isles

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contents of companion volumes vii
4. Abbreviations xvi
5. List of features: Phonology and phonetics xix
6. List of features: Morphology and Syntax xxv
7. General introduction 1
8. General references 8
9. Introduction: varieties of English in the British Isles 23
10. Phonology
11. English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: phonology 35
12. Scottish English: phonology 48
13. Irish English: phonology 71
14. Welsh English: phonology 105
15. English dialects in the North of England: phonology 122
16. The English West Midlands: phonology 145
17. The dialect of East Anglia: phonology 178
18. The dialects in the South of England: phonology 194
19. Channel Island English: phonology 223
20. Received Pronunciation 237
21. British Creole: phonology 253
22. Synopsis: phonological variation in the British Isles 269
23. Morphology and Syntax
24. English spoken in Orkney and Shetland: morphology, syntax, and lexicon 285
25. Scottish English: morphology and syntax 299
26. Irish English: morphology and syntax 328
27. Welsh English: morphology and syntax 360
28. English dialects in the North of England: morphology and syntax 373
29. The dialect of East Anglia: morphology and syntax 404
30. English dialects in the Southwest: morphology and syntax 417
31. The varieties of English spoken in the Southeast of England: morphology and syntax 440
32. British Creole: morphology and syntax 463
33. Synopsis: morphological and syntactic variation in the British Isles 478
34. Backmatter 497