Voices of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

A Thesaurus of Dialect and Slang

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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With over 2500 separate entries – from allt to zonked – captured in conversations from Whalsay to Annalong via Castletown, this Thesaurus takes a stroll through the fitpads, ginnels, pendies and vennels of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. Entries contain additional information about a term’s origins, location and the social distribution of its users. Based on a prestigious nationwide survey, it is an authoritative reference work for academic linguists and an invaluable educational tool for language teachers and learners, creative audiences and non-specialist enthusiasts seeking access to authentic, up-to-date information on vernacular English and Scots. The data derives from the BBC Voices Recordings, a collaboration between BBC Local and Nations Radio, the University of Leeds and the British Library Sound Archive to document the linguistic landscape of the UK at the start of the 21st century.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-06-30
Mått:172 x 244 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399556569

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Jonnie Robinson is Lead Curator of Spoken English at the British Library and responsible for the Library’s extensive archive of sound recordings of British accents and dialects. As a dialectologist, Jonnie has worked extensively with audio data deriving from two nationwide surveys of regional speech, the Survey of English Dialects and BBC Voices and in 2010 co-curated the world’s first major exhibition on the English Language, Evolving English: One Language, Many Voices. His publications include A Thesaurus of English Dialect and Slang: England, Wales and the Channel Islands (CUP, 2021).

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Preface: The Voices ProjectList of Abbreviations and Transcription ConventionsList of FiguresIntroduction: How to Use Thesaurusi. How to Use Thesaurus Sections 1 to 6ii. How to Use Thesaurus Sections A to Fiii. ContributorsPart I A Thesaurus of the BBC Voices Recordings in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man1. How You Feel1.1 Pleased1.2 Tired1.3 Unwell1.4 Cold1.5 Hot1.6 Annoyed2. What You Do2.1 To Throw2.2 To Play Truant2.3 To Sleep2.4 To Play2.5 To Hit Hard3. What You Wear3.1 Clothes3.2 Trousers3.3 Child’s Soft Shoe Worn For Pe4. What You Call Them4.1 Mother4.2 Grandmother4.3 Male Partner4.4 Friend4.5 Grandfather4.6 Word For Something Whose Name You’ve Forgotten4.7 Kit Of Tools4.8 Young Person In Cheap Trendy Clothes And Jewellery4.9 Female Partner4.10 Baby5. Inside & Outside5.1 To Rain Heavily5.2 Toilet5.3 Narrow Walkway Between Or Alongside Buildings5.4 Long Soft Seat In Main Room Of House5.5 Running Water Smaller Than A River5.6 Main Room Of House (With Tv)5.7 To Rain Lightly6. Getting Personal6.1 Rich6.2 Left-Handed6.3 Unattractive6.4 Lacking Money6.5 Drunk6.6 Pregnant6.7 Attractive6.8 Insane6.9 MoodyPart II An Inventory of the BBC Voices Recordings in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of ManA. Isle of ManManx RadioB. Highlands & IslandsBBC Radio Scotland recordings covering Argyll and Bute, Highland, Moray, Western Isles, Orkney Islands and Shetland IslandsC. North Eastern ScotlandBBC Radio Scotland recordings covering Aberdeenshire and the City of AberdeenD. Eastern ScotlandBBC Radio Scotland recordings covering Angus, the City of Dundee, Clackmannanshire, Fife, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders, City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and West LothianE. South Western ScotlandBBC Radio Scotland recordings covering East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, City of Glasgow, Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and South LanarkshireF. Northern IrelandBBC Radio UlsterBBC Radio FoyleGlossaryBibliography