Dialect, slang & jargon books

This book examines the intersection of culture and language in Ireland and Irish contexts. Over the course of the...  Read More >>

Jackspeak is a comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining...  Read More >>

As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the...  Read More >>

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"This book examines language and identity among White American middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate...  Read More >>

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This book is for students and researchers who are interested in language policy and New Englishes, as well as in...  Read More >>

This volume showcases linguistic approaches to the study of pop culture and their potential to inform linguistic...  Read More >>

The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of...  Read More >>

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

For thirty years Jonathon Green has been collecting slang – the indefinable language of the gutter, the brothel,...  Read More >>

This book discusses the relation between identity and dialects.  Read More >>

Heller and McElhinny reinterpret sociolinguistics for the twenty-first century with an original approach to the...  Read More >>

This book discusses the relation between identity and dialects.  Read More >>

Slang books are perennial strong sellers Up to date with the latest slang expressions Fun to read with an attitude...  Read More >>

Slang books are perennial strong sellers Up to date with the latest slang expressions Fun to read with an attitude...  Read More >>

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By examining communication among young people in East Tyrol, this study offers for the first time detailed insight...  Read More >>

Fiann Ó Nualláin brings old Irish proverbs to life for the present generation. Each proverb is carefully chosen...  Read More >>

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This is a study of the grammatical variations to be found in English dialects. It looks at aspects as diverse as...  Read More >>

An abridged version of Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Catch Phrases, concentrating on those phrases in current use...  Read More >>