{"product_id":"the-life-of-slang-julie-coleman-9780199679171","title":"The Life of Slang","description":"\u003cem\u003eBad-ass, bee's knees, and bomb-diffity - slang rules\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeachers, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Coleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199679177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199679171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Julie Coleman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054730866943,"sku":"9780199679171","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cec39c4-4881-46d3-b1e3-7f6f621b1807.jpg?v=1685031661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-slang-julie-coleman-9780199679171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}