The life of slang [[electronic resource] /] / Julie Coleman
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| Autore: |
Coleman Julie
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| Titolo: |
The life of slang [[electronic resource] /] / Julie Coleman
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 427.09 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Slang |
| English language - Slang - History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-323) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 What is Slang?; 2 Spawning; 3 Development; 4 Survival and Metamorphosis; 5 The Spread of Slang; 6 Prigs, Culls, and Blosses: Cant and Flash Language; 7 Jolly Good Show: British Slang to the Twentieth Century; 8 Whangdoodles and Fixings: Early American Slang; 9 Bludgers, Sooks, and Moffies: English Slang around the World; 10 Top Bananas and Bunny-boilers: The Media and Entertainment Age; 11 Leet to Lols: The Digital Age; 12 Endsville; Acknowledgements; Explanatory Notes; Abbreviations and typographical conventions; A note on spelling |
| A note on dates: 'That's still in use'A note on definitions: 'That's not what it means'; A note on sources; Bibliography; Word Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet. It explores why and how slang is used, and traces the development of slang in English-speaking nations around the world. The records of the Old Bailey and machine-searchable newspaper collections provide a wealth of new information about historical slang, while blogs and tweets provide us with a completely new perspective on contemporary slang. Based on inside information from real liveslang users as well as the best scholarly sources, this book is guaranteed to teach you some new words that you sh |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The life of slang |
| ISBN: | 0-19-163072-1 |
| 1-280-77054-6 | |
| 9786613681317 | |
| 0-19-163071-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790371003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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