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Author: Julie Coleman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.470kg
ISBN: 9780415842686
ISBN 10: 0415842689
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 09 January 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'A bold and interesting project. This book features a compilation of articles on the very wide-ranging field of slang and provides insight through a comparative look at the subject.' - Gerald Cohen, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA 'Bringing together the most current research on English slang from the world's greatest experts, this volume proves not only that slang is worthy of serious study, but also that this study can remain entertaining. An indispensable collection that will be relevant for years to come.' - Jesse Sheidlower, President, American Dialect Society '...there is much here that should be of value to those interested in English slang.Summing Up: Recommended.Upper-division undergraduates through faculty/researchers.' - W. D. Walsh, CHOICE, Georgia State University
'A bold and interesting project. This book features a compilation of articles on the very wide-ranging field of slang and provides insight through a comparative look at the subject.' Gerald Cohen, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA 'Bringing together the most current research on English slang from the world's greatest experts, this volume proves not only that slang is worthy of serious study, but also that this study can remain entertaining. An indispensable collection that will be relevant for years to come.' Jesse Sheidlower, President, American Dialect Society
'A bold and interesting project. This book features a compilation of articles on the very wide-ranging field of slang and provides insight through a comparative look at the subject.' - Gerald Cohen, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA 'Bringing together the most current research on English slang from the world's greatest experts, this volume proves not only that slang is worthy of serious study, but also that this study can remain entertaining. An indispensable collection that will be relevant for years to come.' - Jesse Sheidlower, President, American Dialect Society '...there is much here that should be of value to those interested in English slang.Summing Up: Recommended.Upper-division undergraduates through faculty/researchers.' - W. D. Walsh, CHOICE, Georgia State University
Author Information
Julie Coleman is Head of the School of English at the University of Leicester, UK and Chair of the International Society for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology. She has published four volumes on the history of cant and slang dictionaries in addition to The Life of Slang (2012).
