ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we present sociolinguistic perspectives pertaining to four largely Anglophone Atlantic non-Caribbean islands, all British Overseas Territories: Bermuda in the North Atlantic and Tristan da Cunha, St Helena and the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. For each, we consider the historical development of the contemporary language situation, the nature of the dialect and language contact that forged the varieties of English spoken on the islands, the relationships and connections between the varieties spoken on these islands and elsewhere, the other factors that have influenced the present-day sociolinguistic situation on the islands, as well as some of the typical linguistic characteristics of the Englishes spoken there.
