'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts.

A dictionary of over 2,000 Celtic names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany. It gives the origin and meaning of each name and traditional stories, myths or poems for selected names.

With 2,500 possible choices - names from around the world and from different cultures, this guide is a companion book to the author's Celtic Names for Children . It also includes fascinating stories of the origins of each name, names from Shakespeare, virtues, flowers, place names and names which are popular internationally.

An introduction to the field of Pidgins and Creoles, which brings together the major issues and synthesizes complex arguments current in the study of these languages. The author has lived and studied in Africa, the Caribbean and the South Pacific where they are essential forms of communication.

This comprehensive guide to written and spoken English offers details of usage in all countries where English used. The writer's, speaker's and reader's handy companion; the student's source. A book for browsing, for rules and for reference.

`A marvellous feat of culling major issues and synthesising complex arguments.'- Journal of Linguistics `This slender but meaty volume is a good, solid and current introduction.'-Language in Society

This newly up-dated second edition provides a concise and comprehensive exploration of the complex variations to which a language is subject. The English language has spread a lot over the last few centuries and this takes a look at why.