Languages of Ulster is the story of the
Concise Ulster Dictionary’s creation and profiles some of the writers
whose work captures the vitality and richness of our local speech
traditions, including James Fenton, WF Marshall, Cecil Frances Alexander
and William Carleton.
Languages Of Ulster helps to explain the
background and origin of familiar words such as brae, clabber, banshee,
kaleyard and dailygan - many of which present challenges for computer
spell-checkers. It’s a lyrical and affectionate exploration of language,
people and place and an encouragement to find out more about our local
speech. It also demonstrates just how much Ulster-Scots words remain
part of our everyday speech