Dialect, slang & jargon books

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Languages and Dialects in the U.S.: Focus on Diversity and Linguistics

Languages and Dialects in the U.S.: Focus on Diversity...
Author: Marianna Di Paolo (University of Utah, USA) , Arthur K. Spears (The City College of New York, CUNY, USA) ISBN: 9780415728607 Format: Paperback	$105.00
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Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
Author: Tony Thorne ISBN: 9781408181799 Format: Paperback	$43.96
The fourth edition of a highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang this is the definitive and indispensible... Read More >>

The Life of Slang

The Life of Slang
Author: Julie Coleman (Professor of English Language, University of Leicester) ISBN: 9780199679171 Format: Paperback	$29.95
This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet and explores why... Read More >>

White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America

White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern...
Author: Cecelia Cutler (Lehman College, City University of New York, USA) ISBN: 9780415890045 Format: Hardback	$336.00
This book examines language and identity among White American middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate... Read More >>

Aggregating Dialectology, Typology, and Register Analysis: Linguistic Variation in Text and Speech

Aggregating Dialectology, Typology, and Register Analysis:...
Author: Benedikt Szmrecsanyi , Bernhard Walchli ISBN: 9783110317398 Format: Hardback	$488.37
Deals with the quantitative, usage based, and aggregational study of linguistic variation. Read More >>

Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives

Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives...
Author: Julie Coleman (University of Leicester, UK) ISBN: 9780415842679 Format: Hardback	$336.00
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Of Mermaids and Others: An Introduction to the Poetry of Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

Of Mermaids and Others: An Introduction to the Poetry...
Author: David Ayers , David Herd ISBN: 9783034308106 Format: Hardback	$190.70
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Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives

Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives...
Author: Julie Coleman (University of Leicester, UK) ISBN: 9780415842686 Format: Paperback	$98.99
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Aussie Slang Dictionary

Aussie Slang Dictionary
Author: Lolla Stewart ISBN: 9781922175335 Format: Paperback	$17.99
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Proceedings of Methods XIV: Papers from the Fourteenth International Conference on Methods in Dialectology, 2011

Proceedings of Methods XIV: Papers from the Fourteenth...
Author: Alena Barysevich , Alexandra D'Arcy ISBN: 9783631643778 Format: Hardback	$127.56
These papers from the 14th International Conference on Methods in Dialectology, held at the University of Western... Read More >>

Manual of Modern Scots

Manual of Modern Scots
Author: William Grant , James Main Dixon ISBN: 9781107653733 Format: Paperback	$108.65
Originally published in 1921, this book was intended for non-Scottish students of Scottish literature as a guide... Read More >>

The Dialect of Hackness (North-East Yorkshire): With Original Specimens, and a Word-List

The Dialect of Hackness (North-East Yorkshire): With...
Author: G. H. Cowling ISBN: 9781107658004 Format: Paperback	$77.60
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Brave New Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the 21st Century

Brave New Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the 21st...
Author: Kerry Maxwell ISBN: 9781447262701 Format: Paperback	$33.61
The perfect gift for language lovers everywhere Read More >>

The Roxburghshire Word-Book: Being a Record of the Special Vernacular Vocabulary of the County of Roxburgh

The Roxburghshire Word-Book: Being a Record of the Special...
Author: George Watson ISBN: 9781107658882 Format: Paperback	$98.32
Originally published in 1923, this book forms an in-depth record of the vernacular speech of Roxburghshire. Rather... Read More >>

The Dialects of Modern German: A Linguistic Survey

The Dialects of Modern German: A Linguistic Survey
Author: Charles Russ ISBN: 9780415861809 Format: Paperback	$118.00
Covers the dialects of East and West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alsace and Luxembourg. There is a description... Read More >>

Ancient Greek Dialects and Early Authors: Introduction to the Dialect Mixture in Homer, with Notes on Lyric and Herodotus

Ancient Greek Dialects and Early Authors: Introduction...
Author: D. Gary Miller ISBN: 9781614514930 Format: Hardback	$231.57
Provides linguistic background to the ancient authors and commentary on both epigraphic and literary dialect texts.... Read More >>

Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect

Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect
Author: Barbara Johnstone (Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics, Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University) ISBN: 9780199945702 Format: Paperback	$102.95
An engaging exploration of the history of Pittsburghese, one of the most recognizable urban ""dialects"" in the... Read More >>

Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect

Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect
Author: Barbara Johnstone (Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics, Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University) ISBN: 9780199945689 Format: Hardback	$261.95
An engaging exploration of the history of Pittsburghese, one of the most recognizable urban ""dialects"" in the... Read More >>

The Typology of Motion Events: An Empirical Study of Chinese Dialects

The Typology of Motion Events: An Empirical Study of...
Author: Carine Yuk-man Yiu ISBN: 9783110335774 Format: Hardback	$525.33
Deals with the use of a closed set of motion verbs in five of the major dialects, including Mandarin, Wu, Hakka,... Read More >>

Studies in Linguistic Geography (RLE Linguistics D: English Linguistics): The Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland

Studies in Linguistic Geography (RLE Linguistics D:...
Author: John M. Kirk , Stewart Sanderson ISBN: 9780415725668 Format: Hardback	$242.00
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Space in Language and Linguistics: Geographical, Interactional, and Cognitive Perspectives

Space in Language and Linguistics: Geographical, Interactional,...
Author: Peter Auer , Martin Hilpert ISBN: 9783110311969 Format: Hardback	$525.33
Brings together three perspectives on language and space that so far are lacking productive interconnections: language,... Read More >>

Ndyuka

Ndyuka
Author: George L. Huttar , Mary L. Huttar ISBN: 9780415844710 Format: Paperback	$120.00
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Nigerian Pidgin

Nigerian Pidgin
Author: Nick Faraclas ISBN: 9780415861953 Format: Paperback	$118.00
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Dialect Contact and Social Networks: Language Change in an Anglophone Community in Japan

Dialect Contact and Social Networks: Language Change...
Author: Heinrich Ramisch , Keiko Hirano ISBN: 9783631627761 Format: Hardback	$173.62
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Dutch

Dutch
Author: Frans Hinskens , Johan Taeldeman ISBN: 9783110180053 Format: Hardback	$1636.80
This handbook aims at a state-of-the-art overview of both earlier and recent research into older, newer and emerging... Read More >>

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