A Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: From a Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge
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Book Overview
The English language is in a state of perpetual change and Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and unconventional English presents a snapshot of its state into the nineties. In this concise edition, Paul Beale continues the tradition begun in Eric Partridge's A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, while making it particularly relevant to our understanding of the language of the present day. More than 1500 new terms have been added - coinages of the 1980s that had not yet come to light when the unabridged edition last went to press in 1983. Like its parent volume, the concise edition provides a account of the vivid, racy, and informative elements of our language, documenting the living history of English and social history of the twentieth century.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0026053500
ISBN13:9780026053501
Release Date:January 1990
Publisher:MacMillan Publishing Company
Length:534 Pages
Weight:2.14 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 7.8" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
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Cool, Dude...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I've had this book for about ten years now, and I am happy to see it is still available. I've used it for design projects (a college assignment comparing American and British slang), and just for fun. Slang is fascinating!
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