Slang: a very short introduction

Slang is used widely and often, typically associated with the writers of noir fiction, teenagers, and rappers, but also found in the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. It has been recorded since at least 1500 AD, and today's vocabulary, taken from every major English-speaking country, runs to ov...

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Main Author: Green, Jonathon 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Oxford] Oxford University Press 2016
Series:Very short introductions
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:Slang is used widely and often, typically associated with the writers of noir fiction, teenagers, and rappers, but also found in the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. It has been recorded since at least 1500 AD, and today's vocabulary, taken from every major English-speaking country, runs to over 125,000 slang words and phrases. Jonathon Green's wide-ranging tour of this fascinating sub-set of the English language considers the meaning and origins of the word 'slang' itself, the ideas that a make a word 'slang', the long-running themes that run through slang, and the history of its many dictionaries
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (144 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191796418
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780198729532.001.0001

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