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English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries. --- English language --- Slang --- Germanic languages

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This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet. It explores why and how slang is used, and traces the development of slang in English-speaking nations around the world. The records of the Old Bailey and machine-searchable newspaper collections provide a wealth of new information about historical slang, while blogs and tweets provide us with a completely new perspective on contemporary slang. Based on inside information from real liveslang users as well as the best scholarly sources, this book is guaranteed to teach you some new words that you sh

English language --- Germanic languages --- Slang. --- Slang --- History. --- Obscene words --- English language Slang

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This reference work addresses a long-standing need in the study of a class of lexis which attracts attention from scholars and the general public alike. Based on years of extensive research, the dictionary presents a satisfying collection of the varieties of rhyming slang found in and around English-speaking communities worldwide. It covers all forms of rhyming slang in the anglophone world by users from differing social groups and walks of life: criminals, musicians, anglers, second-hand car dealers and sheep-shearers, among many others. Besides ordinary lexical items, this work also lists nicknames and one-off expressions found in culturally valued works, from the fields of literary fiction, poetry, comics, TV and radio series, and films. Each entry is accompanied by chronologically ordered citations from a wide variety of sources (printed and otherwise) showing a word's life and currency. The scope, size and approach of this significant compilation, supported by a substantial bibliography, make it an indispensable work of reference for anyone with an interest in English slang and a key starting point for future research on the origins, social history and development of this fascinating area of the English lexicon.

English language --- Slang --- Rhyming slang --- Anglais (langue) --- Argot --- Dictionnaires --- Dictionnaires. --- Germanic languages --- English Dialects. --- English Slang Lexicography. --- Lexical Variation and Change in English. --- Rhyming Slang.

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This innovative collection of Bible stories, written in cockney rhyming slang, is a fresh and fun approach to learning about the Bible. From Adam and Eve to the Resurrection, the book presents well-known stories in an original and accessible way for everybody to enjoy.

Bible stories, English. --- English language --- Rhyming slang --- Slang --- Germanic languages --- English Bible stories --- Dialects

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Slang, writes Michael Adams, is poetry on the down low, and sometimes lowdown poetry on the down low, but rarely, if ever, merely lowdown. It is the poetry of everyday speech, the people's poetry, and it deserves attention as language playing on the cusp of art. In Slang: The People's Poetry, Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question ""What is Slang"" and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard English--as integral parts of the American language. Why is an expression like ""bed head"" lost in a lexical li

Lexicology. Semantics --- Poetry --- English literature --- English language --- Dialectology --- Rhyming slang --- Poetry. --- Anglais (Langue) --- Argot rimé --- Poésie --- Slang. --- Jargon. --- Argot --- Jargon --- Rhyming slang. --- Poems --- Verses (Poetry) --- Literature --- Slang --- Philosophy --- Obscene words --- Germanic languages --- English language Slang