Overview
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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Author: Jonnie Robinson
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 9781399556569
ISBN 10: 1399556568
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 June 2026
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Table of Contents
Preface: The Voices Project List of Abbreviations and Transcription Conventions List of Figures Introduction: How to Use Thesaurus i. How to Use Thesaurus Sections 1 to 6 ii. How to Use Thesaurus Sections A to F iii. Contributors Part I A Thesaurus of the BBC Voices Recordings in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man 1. How You Feel 1.1 Pleased 1.2 Tired 1.3 Unwell 1.4 Cold 1.5 Hot 1.6 Annoyed 2. What You Do 2.1 To Throw 2.2 To Play Truant 2.3 To Sleep 2.4 To Play 2.5 To Hit Hard 3. What You Wear 3.1 Clothes 3.2 Trousers 3.3 Child’s Soft Shoe Worn For Pe 4. What You Call Them 4.1 Mother 4.2 Grandmother 4.3 Male Partner 4.4 Friend 4.5 Grandfather 4.6 Word For Something Whose Name You’ve Forgotten 4.7 Kit Of Tools 4.8 Young Person In Cheap Trendy Clothes And Jewellery 4.9 Female Partner 4.10 Baby 5. Inside & Outside 5.1 To Rain Heavily 5.2 Toilet 5.3 Narrow Walkway Between Or Alongside Buildings 5.4 Long Soft Seat In Main Room Of House 5.5 Running Water Smaller Than A River 5.6 Main Room Of House (With Tv) 5.7 To Rain Lightly 6. Getting Personal 6.1 Rich 6.2 Left-Handed 6.3 Unattractive 6.4 Lacking Money 6.5 Drunk 6.6 Pregnant 6.7 Attractive 6.8 Insane 6.9 Moody Part II An Inventory of the BBC Voices Recordings in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man A. Isle of Man Manx Radio B. Highlands & Islands BBC Radio Scotland recordings covering Argyll and Bute, Highland, Moray, Western Isles, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands C. North Eastern Scotland BBC Radio Scotland recordings covering Aberdeenshire and the City of Aberdeen D. Eastern Scotland BBC 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 Lothian E. South Western Scotland BBC 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 Lanarkshire F. Northern Ireland BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Foyle Glossary Bibliography
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Author Information
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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