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Description:Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang.Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work.Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include:unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbeanemphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional Englishpublished sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term's use in print.hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwordsdating information for each headwordin the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term's origins and meaningNew to this edition:A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glossesThe New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning - it's rude, it's delightful, and it's a prize for anyone with a love of language.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Volume II). To get started finding The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Volume II), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2005

ISBN: 041525938X

Description: Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang.Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work.Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include:unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbeanemphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional Englishpublished sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term's use in print.hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwordsdating information for each headwordin the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term's origins and meaningNew to this edition:A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glossesThe New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning - it's rude, it's delightful, and it's a prize for anyone with a love of language.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Volume II). To get started finding The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Volume II), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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