Text onlyPrint this pageTell a friend

Resources: Links
Dialects and Languages

For fun:

• English Slang & Colloquialisms of the UK A dictionary of English slang and British colloquialisms currently used in the UK, including over 3000 expressions. By Ted Duckworth.
• English to Geordie Translator A humorous conversion of English to Geordie, the dialect of Northumbria, NorthEast England.
• Scottish Words Illustrated An archive of Scots words humorously illustrated in cartoons. Includes a quiz of common Scots words.
• UK Dialect Translator Translate your English phrase into different British dialects including Geordie, Yorkshire, Brummie, Posh, and Scots.

For the more serious minded:

• Comparison of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Common phrases presented in English, Gaidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) and Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic) from SMO (Sabhal Mór Ostaig), a Further Education college in the island of Skye, Scotland.
• Faclair Gàidhlig - Beurla Complete text of MacFarlane's (Scottish-) Gaelic - English Dictionary.
• Gaelic Dictionaries Online A listing of Manx, Scottish and Irish Gaelic resources online.
• History of Language in Scotland An essay by Craig Cockburn covering 1000 years of language in Scotland.
• London Slang Page Comprehensive dictionary of London slang, including Cockney rhyming slang and other terms introduced by an influx of different cultures.
• Scots-Online.ORG Introduces modern non-regional traditional Scots orthography, grammar and idiom. Including an online Scots dictionary, Clishmaclaiver - the Scots language chatroom, articles about Scots, links and more.