The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English
Year: 2018 Language: english Author: Tom Dalzell (Edited by) Genre: Dictionary Publisher: Routledge Edition: 2nd ISBN: 9781315195827 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 905 Description: The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern, post-WW2 American slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was fi rst used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last fi ve years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators. :
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English
Language: english
Author: Tom Dalzell (Edited by)
Genre: Dictionary
Publisher: Routledge
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 9781315195827
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 905
Description: The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the
ultimate record of modern, post-WW2 American slang.
The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as
offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television
shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin
and the date the word was fi rst used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural
transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars,
youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all
substantial factors that have shaped culture and language.
This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last fi ve
years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with
new dating and citations.
Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and
Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and
translators.
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