The Life of Slang by Coleman, Julie

The Life of Slang (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199679171)

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The Life of Slang by Coleman, Julie

The Life of Slang

$18.98
The Life of Slang by Coleman, Julie

The Life of Slang

$18.98
Format: Paperback
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Bad-ass, bee's knees, and bomb-diffity - slang rules

Teachers, politicians, broadcasters, and parents complain of the slang-infested language of today's teenagers. But slang has been around for centuries, always troubling those who take a purist line on the English language. In this entertaining book, Julie Coleman traces the development of slang across the English-speaking world and explores why and how it flourishes. She makes use of a marvellous array of sources, including newly available online records of the Old Bailey, machine-searchable historical newspaper collections, slang users themselves, scholarly works, and the latest tweets. It is a book guaranteed to teach you some new words that you shold never use in polite company.

Author: Julie Coleman
ISBN-10: 0199679177
ISBN-13: 9780199679171
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2014
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.90d
By Julie Coleman
By Julie Coleman
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Julie Coleman was born in Coventry and attended Finham Park Comprehensive. She studied at Manchester University and King's College London, taught at Lund University in Sweden, and is now a Professor in the School of English at the University of Leicester. She has written several books about dictionaries.

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