Dialect, slang & jargon books

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Southwestern Tai Dialects: Glossaries, Texts and Translations

Southwestern Tai Dialects: Glossaries, Texts and Translations...
Author: Thomas John Hudak ISBN: 9780891480747 Format: Hardback	$248.27
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Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 1: Internal Factors

Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 1: Internal...
Author: William Labov (University of Pennsylvania, USA) ISBN: 9780631179146 Format: Paperback	$80.95
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Tackling NHS Jargon: Getting the Message Across

Tackling NHS Jargon: Getting the Message Across
Author: Sarah Carr , Mercedes Kelly ISBN: 9781857754285 Format: Paperback	$75.99
Used properly jargon can be effective, but used incorrectly it can damage communications, waste time and money,... Read More >>

The Acquisition of Mauritian Creole

The Acquisition of Mauritian Creole
Author: Dany Adone ISBN: 9789027224743 Format: Hardback	$207.00
This work is based on an investigation of the language acquisition process, particularly with regard to syntax,... Read More >>

Language Contact and Change

Language Contact and Change
Author: Carmen Silva-Corvalan ISBN: 9780198242871 Format: Hardback	$105.00
A study of an intergenerational sample of Spanish-English bilinguals in Los Angeles County, which explores the linguistic,... Read More >>

Survey of English Dialects

Survey of English Dialects
Author: Clive Upton (University of Leeds, UK) , David Parry ISBN: 9780415020299 Format: Hardback	$893.00
Based on the historic survey of English dialects this book makes the material available in dictionary format. Containing... Read More >>

The Ohio and Erie Canal: A Glossary of Terms

The Ohio and Erie Canal: A Glossary of Terms
Author: Terry K. Woods ISBN: 9780873385220 Format: Paperback	$21.12
The people who lived and worked on and alongside the Ohio and Erie canal had a vocabulary of their own. This text... Read More >>

A Grammar of the Norman French of the Channel Islands: The Dialects of Jersey and Sark

A Grammar of the Norman French of the Channel Islands:...
Author: Anthony Liddicoat ISBN: 9783110126310 Format: Hardback	$810.48
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Watch Your Language!: Mother Tongue and Her Wayward Children

Watch Your Language!: Mother Tongue and Her Wayward...
Author: University of Nevada Press ISBN: 9780874172355 Format: Hardback	$45.10
In this lively, playful celebration of the joys and power of language, Gorrell points to all the signs that show... Read More >>

Shorter Dictionary of Catch Phrases

Shorter Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Author: Rosalind Fergusson ISBN: 9780415100519 Format: Paperback	$83.99
An abridged version of Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Catch Phrases, concentrating on those phrases in current... Read More >>

Creolization and Language Change

Creolization and Language Change
Author: Dany Adone , Ingo Plag ISBN: 9783484303171 Format: Hardback	$188.67
The book series Linguistische Arbeiten (LA) publishes high-quality work in linguistics that addresses current issues... Read More >>

21st Century Dictionary of Slang

21st Century Dictionary of Slang
Author: Princeton Language Institute , Princeton Language Insitiute ISBN: 9780440215516 Format: Paperback	$18.45
Gathers together five thousand contemporary slang terms from more than forty subject areas--including politics,... Read More >>

Shorter Slang Dictionary

Shorter Slang Dictionary
Author: Paul Beale , Rosalind Fergusson ISBN: 9780415088664 Format: Paperback	$81.99
This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking... Read More >>

Complaining and Commiserating: A Speech Act View of Solidarity in Spoken American English

Complaining and Commiserating: A Speech Act View of...
Author: Diana Boxer ISBN: 9780820420219 Format: Hardback	$174.11
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The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary

The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary
Author: Grahame Johnston , Bruce Moore ISBN: 9780195535617 Format: Paperback	$21.95
This handy, pocket-sized reference provides Australians with easy access to concise definitions of the core of the... Read More >>

Sardinian Syntax

Sardinian Syntax
Author: Michael Jones ISBN: 9780415049221 Format: Hardback	$399.00
Sardinian Syntax presents the first comprehensive synchronic description of Sardinian syntax available. It provides... Read More >>

Focus on Canada

Focus on Canada
Author: Sandra Clarke (Memorial University of Newfoundland) ISBN: 9781556194429 Format: Paperback	$377.52
Topics covered in this text include: the hobgoblin of Canadian-English spelling; local patterns and markers of speech... Read More >>

The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang

The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Author: John Ayto , John Simpson ISBN: 9780192800077 Format: Paperback	$32.95
An up-to-date dictionary of modern slang words and phrases, containing over 5,000 of the most important slang terms... Read More >>

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth...
Author: Sir William A. Craigie ISBN: 9780080306520 Format: Paperback	$160.00
This book is intended for all students, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of Scots language and history. Read More >>

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth...
Author: Sir William A. Craigie ISBN: 9780080306544 Format: Paperback	$160.00
This book is intended for all students, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of Scots language and history. Read More >>

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth...
Author: Sir William A. Craigie ISBN: 9780080306537 Format: Paperback	$160.00
This book is intended for all students, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of Scots language and history. Read More >>

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth...
Author: Sir William A. Craigie ISBN: 9780080306469 Format: Paperback	$160.00
This book is intended for all students, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of Scots language and history. Read More >>

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth...
Author: A. J. Aitken , J. A. C. Stevenson ISBN: 9780080306575 Format: Paperback	$160.00
This book is intended for all students, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of Scots language and history. Read More >>

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth...
Author: A. J. Aitken , J. A. C. Stevenson ISBN: 9780080306582 Format: Paperback	$160.00
This book is intended for all students, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of Scots language and history. Read More >>

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth...
Author: A. J. Aitken , J. A. C. Stevenson ISBN: 9780080306643 Format: Paperback	$160.00
This book is intended for all students, scholars, and enthusiasts in the fields of Scots language and history. Read More >>

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