An edition of New dictionary of American slang (1986)

New dictionary of American slang

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An edition of New dictionary of American slang (1986)

New dictionary of American slang

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In linguistics, where definitions at best are often imprecise, those of slang terms are notoriously hard to establish. Recorded slang emerged from the special languages of sub-cultures and never stops evolving. Since the publication of the classic Dictionary of American Slang, on which this new dictionary is partially based, many changes have taken place.

Publish Date
Publisher
Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
485

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: New dictionary of American slang
New dictionary of American slang
1987, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: New dictionary of American slang
New dictionary of American slang
1986, Harper & Row
in English

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Edition Notes

"Based on the Dictionary of American slang by Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner".

Published in
London
Series
Macmillan Press reference books, Macmillan reference books
Other Titles
Dictionary of American slang

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
427/.973
Library of Congress
PE2846 .C46 1987, PE3729.U5 C36 1987

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxvi, 485 p. --
Number of pages
485

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL21363118M
ISBN 10
0333441257, 0060961600
LibraryThing
92827
Goodreads
1776915

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1896645W

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