The Life of Slang by Julie Coleman (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Life of Slang by Julie Coleman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet and explores why and how slang is used. Based on inside information from real live slang users as well as the best scholarly sources, this book is guaranteed to teach you some new words that you shouldnt use in polite company. Publisher Description This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet. It explores why and how slang is used, and traces the development of slang in English-speaking nations around the world. The records of the Old Bailey and machine-searchable newspaper collections provide a wealth of new information about historical slang, while blogs and tweets provide us with a completely new perspective on contemporary slang. Based on insideinformation from real live slang users as well as the best scholarly sources, this book is guaranteed to teach you some new words that you shouldnt use in polite company. Teachers,politicians, broadcasters, and parents characterize the language of teenagers as sloppy, repetitive, and unintelligent, but these complaints are nothing new. In 1906, an Australian journalist overheard some youths on a street-corner: Things will be bally slow till next pay-day. Ive done in nearly all my spond. Here, now; cheese it, or Ill lob one in your lug. Lend us a cigarette. Lend it; oh, no, I dont part. Look out, heres a bobby going to tell us to shovealong. What, he wondered, was the world coming to. For the 411, read on ... Author Biography Julie Coleman was born in Coventry and attended Finham Park Comprehensive. She studied at Manchester University and Kings College London, taught at Lund University in Sweden, and is now a Professor in the School of English at the University of Leicester. She has written several books about dictionaries. Details ISBN 0199679177 ISBN-13 9780199679171 Title The Life of Slang Author Julie Coleman Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 368 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:134393182; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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