Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780304366361
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1600
Book Description
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780304366361
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1600
Book Description
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780304366361
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1600
Book Description
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results
Cassell Dictionary of Slang
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 9780304350735
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 9780304350735
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
The Cassell Dictionary of Slang
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780304344352
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
Contains over 65,000 slang words, definitions, where and when the word originated, and more.
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780304344352
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1316
Book Description
Contains over 65,000 slang words, definitions, where and when the word originated, and more.
Cassell's Rhyming Slang
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780304355136
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Want rice and Aberdeens for dinner? Or andy mcnish--wouldn't that be apples and spice? It's rhyme time, and this witty, wildly inventive dictionary will inform you those "code words" stand for beans, fish, and nice. Amazingly detailed, it includes a history of rhyming slang, 100 categories, and over 2,500 phrases. Best of all, it takes a "bilingual" approach that lets you learn new slang while looking up the old!
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780304355136
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Want rice and Aberdeens for dinner? Or andy mcnish--wouldn't that be apples and spice? It's rhyme time, and this witty, wildly inventive dictionary will inform you those "code words" stand for beans, fish, and nice. Amazingly detailed, it includes a history of rhyming slang, 100 categories, and over 2,500 phrases. Best of all, it takes a "bilingual" approach that lets you learn new slang while looking up the old!
Cassell Dictionary of Insulting Quotations
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Cassell PLC
ISBN: 9780304351978
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Brings together devastating views on figures as diverse as Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Shakespeare, James Joyce and Marilyn MonroeIncludes coverage of national insults, and attacks on professions, institutions and placesFull author indexNow in paperback
Publisher: Cassell PLC
ISBN: 9780304351978
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Brings together devastating views on figures as diverse as Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Shakespeare, James Joyce and Marilyn MonroeIncludes coverage of national insults, and attacks on professions, institutions and placesFull author indexNow in paperback
The Cassell Dictionary and Thesaurus
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chambers Slang Dictionary
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9780550105639
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A scholarly reference to slang expressions from all parts of the English-speaking world includes coverage of twenty-first-century terms and lists explanations of word origins.
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9780550105639
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A scholarly reference to slang expressions from all parts of the English-speaking world includes coverage of twenty-first-century terms and lists explanations of word origins.
The Cassell Dictionary and Thesaurus
Author: E. M. Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780304350049
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1277
Book Description
It's two books in one, with over 200,000 entries -- and that saves time and trouble! This combination of dictionary and thesaurus brings you right to the word you need. Because the synonyms are linked to definitions, it's less likely you'll choose one that doesn't convey exactly the right meaning. Of course, it also does everything you'd expect a regular dictionary to do -- detail grammar, highlight slang, suggest antonyms, and give pronunciation guidelines.
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: 9780304350049
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1277
Book Description
It's two books in one, with over 200,000 entries -- and that saves time and trouble! This combination of dictionary and thesaurus brings you right to the word you need. Because the synonyms are linked to definitions, it's less likely you'll choose one that doesn't convey exactly the right meaning. Of course, it also does everything you'd expect a regular dictionary to do -- detail grammar, highlight slang, suggest antonyms, and give pronunciation guidelines.
Slang
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198729537
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"In this Very Short Introduction Jonathon Green asks what words qualify as slang, and whether slang should be acknowledged as a language in its own right. Looking forward, he considers what the digital revolution means for the future of slang."--Cover flap.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198729537
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"In this Very Short Introduction Jonathon Green asks what words qualify as slang, and whether slang should be acknowledged as a language in its own right. Looking forward, he considers what the digital revolution means for the future of slang."--Cover flap.
Cassell's Dictionary of English Idioms
Author: Rosalind Fergusson
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780304363841
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Idioms are the expressions peculiar to any language, and English is about as peculiar as languages come! Why do people "argue the toss"?; and how do people "bring home the bacon"? This volume provides a full and thorough guide to both the most recent and more archaic turns of phrase.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780304363841
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Idioms are the expressions peculiar to any language, and English is about as peculiar as languages come! Why do people "argue the toss"?; and how do people "bring home the bacon"? This volume provides a full and thorough guide to both the most recent and more archaic turns of phrase.