1. Studying the variety in the vocabulary of English
The mental lexicon, dictionaries, and other resources
2. English in the British Isles : the sources of words and the meaning of meaning
The sources of English vocabulary
3. English in America : how to compare meaning and vocabulary
How to compare vocabulary
Comparison from the point of view of the referent
Comparisons from the perspective of the word
The perspective of the concept
Complex lexical combinations : phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms
4. English in the southern hemisphere : vocabulary change
Vocabulary change in southern hemisphere English
Standard and non-standard
Taboo words and euphemisms
5. Whose English : English as a second, foreign, or international language
6. The new Englishes : linguistic dimensions of vocabulary difference
Expanding the vocabulary of English
Cultural differences in connotation
Fixed expressions : proverbs and idioms
English against a differing linguistic background
7. English in action : social dimensions of vocabulary differences
Vocatives and modes of address
8. International English : how native and non-native speakers use words
Non-native speaker varieties
9. Convergence or divergence
English in one global world
Voices speaking for convergence, for divergence.
