Description
Book SynopsisThis volume provides updated and expanded entries on the established languages of Britain and the Republic of Ireland, as well as including "community" or "immigrant" languages and British Sign Language. The focus is on historical and sociolinguistic aspects of the languages covered.
Table of ContentsThe Contributors.
List of Maps and Figures.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Note on References.
Introduction.
1. Prehistoric Britain. (Glanville Price).
2. Irish in Ireland. (Cathair Ó Dochartaigh).
3. Irish in Early Britain. (Glanville Price).
4. Scottish Gaelic. (Kenneth MacKinnon).
5. Manx. (Robert L. Thomson).
6. British. (Glanville Price).
7. Welsh. (Janet Davies).
8. Cornish. (Philip Payton).
9. Cumbric. (Glanville Price).
10. Pictish. (Glanville Price).
11. Latin. (Glanville Price).
12. English. (Glanville Price).
13. Scots. (Jeremy J. Smith).
14. Norse and Norn. (Michael P. Barnes).
15. Flemish in Wales. (Lauran Tourians).
16. French in the Channel Islands. (Glanville Price).
17. Anglo-Norman. (D. A. Trotter).
18. Romani. (Glanville Price).
19. Community Languages. (Viv Edwards).
Index.
