Slang: the people's poetry
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009
Subjects:
Online Access:FAW01
FAW02
Volltext
Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index
"What it is?" : the essentials of slang -- Fitting in : the social dynamics of slang -- Standing out : aesthetic dimensions of slang -- It's all in your head : cognitive aspects of slang
Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question of what is slang and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard English--as integral parts of the American language. He reveals that slang is used in part to define groups, distinguishing those who are "down with it" from those who are "out of it." Slang is also a rebellion against the mainstream. It often irritates those who color within the lines--indeed, slang is meant to irritate, sometimes even to shock. But slang is also inventive language, both fun to make and fun to use. Rather than complain about slang as "bad" language, Adams urges us to celebrate slang's playful resistance to the commonplace and to see it as the expression of an innate human capacity, not only for language, but for poetry.--From publisher description
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 238 pages)
ISBN:0195314638
0198042949
9780195314632
9780198042945

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text