The city in slang : New York life and popular speech / / Irving L. Allen |
Autore | Allen Irving L. <1931-2002.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cary, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
427.97471
427/.97471 |
Soggetto topico |
Americanisms - New York (State) - New York
City and town life - Terminology English language - New York (State) - New York - Slang English language - Social aspects - New York (State) - New York English language - Spoken English - New York (State) - New York Popular culture - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN |
0-19-535776-0
1-4294-0661-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; PART I: Manhattan in the Mirror of Slang; 1. New York City Life and Popular Speech; 2. The Social Meaning of City Streets; PART II: The Modern Ruptures of Traditional Life; 3. The Bright Lights; 4. New Ways of Urban Living; 5. Tall Buildings; PART III: The Shadow Worlds of Social Class in City Life; 6. Mean Streets; 7. The Sporting Life; PART IV: The Naming of Social Differences; 8. Social Types in City Streets; 9. Us and Them; 10. The Contempt for Provincial Life; Notes; References and Bibliography; Index of Words and Phrases; Author and Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784714303321 |
Allen Irving L. <1931-2002.> | ||
Cary, : Oxford University Press, 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The city in slang : New York life and popular speech / / Irving Lewis Allen |
Autore | Allen Irving L. <1931-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
427.97471
427/.97471 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Spoken English - New York (State) - New York
English language - Social aspects - New York (State) - New York English language - New York (State) - New York - Slang Popular culture - New York (State) - New York City and town life Americanisms - New York (State) - New York |
ISBN |
0-19-028245-2
0-19-535776-0 1-4294-0661-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; PART I: Manhattan in the Mirror of Slang; 1. New York City Life and Popular Speech; 2. The Social Meaning of City Streets; PART II: The Modern Ruptures of Traditional Life; 3. The Bright Lights; 4. New Ways of Urban Living; 5. Tall Buildings; PART III: The Shadow Worlds of Social Class in City Life; 6. Mean Streets; 7. The Sporting Life; PART IV: The Naming of Social Differences; 8. Social Types in City Streets; 9. Us and Them; 10. The Contempt for Provincial Life; Notes; References and Bibliography; Index of Words and Phrases; Author and Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815164303321 |
Allen Irving L. <1931-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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