Dialect, slang & jargon books

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When Dorothy meets the mysterious Adrian with his knowledge of Filipino folklore, she knows he's not being truthful....  Read More >>

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An intensive overview of Mexican American English, linking it to the speech of other immigrant groups worldwide. This...  Read More >>

The newest volume in David Crystal's pentalogy of the English language, focusing on the subtleties of pronunciation....  Read More >>

Ideal for scholars and students of linguistics, discourse, stylistics and language play, this book explores the...  Read More >>

Drawing on the resources created by the Institute of Historical Dialectology at the University of Edinburgh this...  Read More >>

The origins of Basque dialects are examined, a highly disputed area of research in Basque studies.  Read More >>

The only book-length bibliography on the speech of the American South, this volume focuses on the pronunciation,...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch bietet einen Forschungsüberblick zum Thema Innere Mehrsprachigkeit und sprachliche Variation"" und präsentiert...  Read More >>

Did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse trace their linguistic origins back to the Athens of 500 bce?...  Read More >>

From aback to ZizEX, the second edition of Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy gives readers a chance to fill their...  Read More >>

This book was first published in 1925 and was intended to be a dictionary of first world war slang. In the 1920s,...  Read More >>

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For the last few decades, language contact and language policies have been the subject of numerous investigations...  Read More >>

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This book explores the history and evolution of Arabic as a spoken language, from the Arab Conquests of the seventh...  Read More >>

Slang across Societies is an introductory reference work and textbook which aims to acquaint readers with key themes...  Read More >>

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Most of the world's Extraterritorial Englishes stem historically from southern English dialects - Southern England...  Read More >>

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This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating...  Read More >>