Slang: a very short introduction [First edition] 2015950354, 9780198729532, 9780191045820, 0198729537

Slang, however one judges it, shows us at our most human. It is used widely and often, typically associated with the wri

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English Pages 130 pages: illustrations, map; 18 cm Year 2016

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Table of contents :
'Slang': the word --
'Slang' as a linguistic register --
Is slang a language? --
The words of slang: themes and development --
The users of slang --
The components of slang --
Recording slang --
The lexicography of slang: slang's dictionaries --
The future of slang.

Slang: a very short introduction [First edition]
 2015950354, 9780198729532, 9780191045820, 0198729537

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