Abstract: The invention concerns a method (400, 500) of providing a translational dictionary. The method includes the steps of receiving (416, 516) at a communications device (114) a signal from a network (116), recognizing (418, 518) at least one target language from the receipt of the network signal, comparing (420, 520) the target language to a base language of the communications device and selectively transferring (434) to the communications device a translational dictionary of the target language if the target language does not match the base language. In one arrangement, if the target language does not match the base language, the method can also include the step of notifying (430) a user that the translational dictionary of the target language is available for transfer and giving (432) the user the option of accepting the transfer of the translational dictionary of the target language.