Dialect, slang & jargon books

This book, first published in 1933, examines the dialect of the people of Byers Green in County Durham. Orton explores...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1984, presents a series of analysis of colloquial spoken language, to illustrate some...  Read More >>

First published in 1987, this atlas identifies structural patterns which exist in the sound systems of the dialects...  Read More >>

First published in 1980, this book questions many of the assumptions that have accumulated around the subject of...  Read More >>

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Although Cockney can be considered to be one of the most important non-standard forms of English, there had been...  Read More >>

The maps presented in this volume, first published in 1987, are based on the material of the Survey of English Dialects...  Read More >>

This monograph examines how modern dictionaries present diatopic variations in standard language. Using detailed...  Read More >>

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A ground-breaking text which examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on...  Read More >>

In this book, Orin Hargraves provides a concise and lively guide to the most abused phrases in the English language...  Read More >>

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

OMFG! IT'S THE TOTES AWESOME DICTIONARY OF TEEN SLANG!  Read More >>

Since the author's publication of Die nordjemenitischen Dialekte. Teil 1: Atlas in 1985, a lot of new field work...  Read More >>

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From ex-professional bank robber, this is a dictionary of criminal slang out there - and an absorbing journey, through...  Read More >>

Sex Slang not only gives you 3,000 new words to talk about your favourite pastimes, it will open your eyes to practices...  Read More >>

Multi-Dimensional studies (MD) is a new statistical approach to language variation developed by Doug Biber.  Read More >>

This well-known, authoritative dictionary is wittily illustrated and provides a dependable guide to a fascinating...  Read More >>

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Drawing on over two decades of research and 3,000 recorded interviews from every corner of the state, Walt Wolfram...  Read More >>

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First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

The English language varies in a number of ways, depending on the people who use it, how it is used and in what...  Read More >>