Part I. A framework for Irish English 1. Irish English in today's world, Raymond Hickey 2. Language in Early Ireland, Patricia Ronan 3. The history of English in Ireland, 1200-1800, Raymond Hickey 4. Irish English in the nineteenth century, Marije van Hattum 5. Irish-English bilingualism, Liam Mac Mathúna 6. Contact between Irish and English, Raymond Hickey Part II.

Investigating British English 7. The pronunciation of English in Ireland, Raymond Hickey 8. The grammar of Irish English, Markku Filppula 9. The vocabulary of Irish English, John Kirk 10. Mid-Ulster English and Ulster Scots, Warren Maguire 11. Urban English in Northern Ireland, Raymond Hickey 12. Irish English corpus linguistics, Anne O'Keeffe 13. Irish English in advertising, Joan O'Sullivan 14.

Irish English in the media, Shane Walshe 15. Emigrant letters from Ireland, Carolina P. Amador-Moreno and Kevin McCafferty Part III. Irish English in use 16. Dublin English and third wave sociolinguistics, Marion Schulte 17. Irish English in Galway city, Arne Peters 18. Irish English in Cork city, Nicola J. Bessell 19.

Irish English and variational pragmatics, Anne Barron 20. Discourse-pragmatic markers in Irish English, Carolina P. Amador-Moreno 21. Politeness strategies in Irish English, Elaine Vaughan 22. The language of Irish literature in English, Raymond Hickey Part IV. Language and the Irish diaspora 23. The spread of Irish English, Raymond Hickey 24. From Ireland to Newfoundland, Sandra Clarke 25.

Irish influence on Australian English, Simon Musgrave and Kate Burridge 26. The language of nineteenth-century immigrants to New Zealand, Dania Bonness Part V. The wider context 27. Perceptions of Irish English, Stephen Lucek 28. Acquisition of Irish English, Chloé Diskin-Holdaway 29. Language and Irish Travellers, Brian Clancy 30. Irish Sign Language: Ireland's third language, Susanne Mohr and Lorraine Leeson Glossary.