Dialect, slang & jargon books

Linguistic varieties such as female speech, foreigner talk, and colloquial language have not gone unnoticed when...  Read More >>

This is an in-depth analysis of discourse markers in Sicily that sheds light on what discourse-pragmatic functions...  Read More >>

This work contributes to the discussion on the relationship between space and time in language and cognition and...  Read More >>

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This book is the first systematic description of the Hui'an, a variety of Southern Min spoken in the Fujian province...  Read More >>

This book is a history of Creole, or 'dialect', literature and performance in the English-speaking Caribbean. It...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the historical and sociolinguistic dynamics of the dialect contact among Galloitalic dialects...  Read More >>

Die Wahrnehmungsdialektologie, die Dialekt nicht nur als geografisches oder soziales, sondern auch als kognitives...  Read More >>

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This book is the first full-scale scientific study of East Anglian English. The author is a native East Anglian...  Read More >>

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

This collection explores the interplay between the various national discourses that characterised the scholarly...  Read More >>

The Bavarian Dictionary employs the principles of modern lexicography and draws on a vastly larger body of source...  Read More >>

The definition of slang according to the Oxford Dictionary is'a type of language consisting of words and phrases...  Read More >>

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This volume seeks to extend and expand our current understanding of the processes of language standardization, drawing...  Read More >>

Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia is a three-volume study of the Arabic dialects spoken in Bahrain...  Read More >>

This book contains chapters which are classified into three major themes, namely Dialectology Studies in Indonesia,...  Read More >>

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Penry Williams' book presents an original study of Australian English and, via this, insights into Australian society....  Read More >>

Discourse markers constitute an important part of linguistic communication. This pioneering book presents a detailed...  Read More >>

Go back to the 1980s - the greatest decade - with this witty, incisive book of slang history and language humor....  Read More >>

STRANGER THAN FICTION! Ideal for any '80s kid, and anyone who wants to discover what made the '80s great! From...  Read More >>

With contributions from world-renowned scholars, this book explains how both modern linguistics and individual languages...  Read More >>

This volume offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the rich linguistic diversity of Singapore.  Read More >>