Shorter Slang Dictionary Paperback - 1993
by Paul Beale; Eric Partridge; Rosalind Fergusson (Editor)
Summary
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This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions with origins in all parts of the world and spanning seven centuries. An interesting and amusing reference book, it is useful for anyone wishing to gain an insight into how people communicate with each other at the close of the twentieth century. Each entry has a concise and up-to-date definition. This is often accompanied by an example of the slang in common use along with the date of its introduction into the English language. Eric Partridge was a popular and prolific writer on the English language whose A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is now in its eighth edition. Just before his death, he handed over his material to Paul Beale, who was responsible for adding some 5,000 modern expressions to the latest edition. The entries for the Shorter Slang Dictionary have been taken from A Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with new definitions compiled by Rosalind Fergusson, a freelance lexicographer.
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- Title Shorter Slang Dictionary
- Author Paul Beale; Eric Partridge; Rosalind Fergusson (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, Independence, Kentucky, U.S.A.
- Date 1993-12-02
- ISBN 9780415088664 / 0415088666
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.47 x 5.43 x 0.77 in (21.51 x 13.79 x 1.96 cm)
- Ages 18 to 18 years
- Grade levels 13 - 13
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Slang - Dictionaries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94103891
- Dewey Decimal Code 427.09
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