The Routledge Dictionary Of Modern American Slang And Unconventional English

Author : Tom Dalzell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 5135 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781351765206

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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English by Tom Dalzell Pdf

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.

Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 0415259371

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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: A-I by Eric Partridge Pdf

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Tom Dalzell,Terry Victor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317372523

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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Tom Dalzell,Terry Victor Pdf

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1400 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0415291895

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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge Pdf

Now for the first time, this important reference is available in paperback. Originally published in 1984, this dictionary was published posthumously but had been worked upon by Partridge until six weeks before his death. As the last edition to feature original work by Partridge himself, its place in the history of the lexicography of slang is assured.

Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1426 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134963652

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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge Pdf

The definitive work on the subject, this Dictionary - available again in its eighth edition - gives a full account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all language-lovers.

Author : Mark Davies,Dee Gardner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134008933

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A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English by Mark Davies,Dee Gardner Pdf

First published in 2010 . Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Eric Partridge,Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 6031 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780710077615

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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang by Eric Partridge,Jacqueline Simpson Pdf

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.

Author : Tom Dalzell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780486121628

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Flappers 2 Rappers by Tom Dalzell Pdf

Entertaining, highly readable book pulses with the vernacular of young Americans from the end of the 19th century to the present. Alphabetical listings for each decade, plus fascinating sidebars about language and culture.

Author : Jack O'Gorman
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838919750

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Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries by Jack O'Gorman Pdf

Focusing on new reference sources published since 2008 and reference titles that have retained their relevance, this new edition brings O’Gorman’s complete and authoritative guide to the best reference sources for small and medium-sized academic and public libraries fully up to date.

Author : Barbara Ann Kipfer,Robert L. Chapman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780062043245

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Dictionary of American Slang by Barbara Ann Kipfer,Robert L. Chapman Pdf

The fourth edition of this authoritative reference offers clear definitions for the slang words and idioms used in everyday American conversation. First published in 1960, this newly updated edition of Dictionary of American Slang traces the language of today back to its American roots. With thousands of entries ranging from the widely accepted to the taboo and obscure, slang words are explained in terms of definition, usage, and historical etymology. As language continues to evolve at an ever-increasing rate, Dictionary of American Slang offers an essential guide to the terms that are here to stay—as well as those that might otherwise be forgotten.

Author : Michael Adams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199986538

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Slang by Michael Adams Pdf

Slang, writes Michael Adams, is poetry on the down low, and sometimes lowdown poetry on the down low, but rarely, if ever, merely lowdown. It is the poetry of everyday speech, the people's poetry, and it deserves attention as language playing on the cusp of art. In Slang: The People's Poetry, Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question "What is Slang" and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard English--as integral parts of the American language. Why is an expression like "bed head" lost in a lexical limbo, found neither in slang nor standard dictionaries? Why are snow-boarding terms such as "fakie," "goofy foot," "ollie" and "nollie" not considered slang? As he addresses these and other lexical curiosities, Adams 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.

Author : Maciej Widawski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107074170

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African American Slang by Maciej Widawski Pdf

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

Author : James Maitland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : UOM:39015011911081

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The American Slang Dictionary by James Maitland Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:492046341

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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lynn E. Cohen,Sandra Waite-Stupiansky
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761856948

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Play by Lynn E. Cohen,Sandra Waite-Stupiansky Pdf

The Association for the Study of Play (TASP) (www.tasp.org) is the sponsor of volume twelve in the Play & Culture Studies series. TASP is a professional group of interdisciplinary researchers who study play. Polyphony, defined as having many tones or voices, was used by the Russian philosopher Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin to describe the immense plurality of experiences in relationships. The chapters in volume 12 of Play & Culture Studies address the polyphony or many voices in the study of play from an interdisciplinary cadre of scholars in the fields of anthropology, education, psychology, linguistics, and history. In this time of globalization, hyper-capitalism, and discourses that disqualify children’s play, we invite the reader to participate in diverse ways of thinking about play and pedagogy. To this end, Play, Volume 12 addresses research methodology, contemporary theories, technology, and advocacy. Applications to practice and policy implications are presented.