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OverviewThe colloquialisms of the British soldier on the Western Front were colourful and often irreverent. Many come from Indian and Arabic words acquired during earlier military actions in India and Egypt. Other colloquialisms are Anglicised words, phrases and place names learned from the French allies. The military phonetic alphabet, known as Signalese, also contributed. The term 'Ack-Ack' for example means 'Anti-Aircraft' fire and comes from the phonetic alphabet. The British forces on the Western Front was a diverse group. It comprised not just soldiers from Great Britain. It also included men from English-speaking former colonies like Australia, Canada, India, South Africa and New Zealand. Why does slang develop? All kinds of groups develop their own slang, and the military is no exception. Slang is an in-group language which has to be understood if you are to be accepted as a member. An outsider can pretend to be a member, but unless they know the slang, they will not be accepted. In strongly hierarchical groups like the military, the enlisted men use slang to have a laugh at the expense of the officers, what linguists call 'diminishing the dignity of the formal language'. This book records for posterity the language of the trenches on the Western Front, written nearly 100 years later, before it disappears altogether. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David TuffleyPublisher: Createspace Imprint: Createspace Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.082kg ISBN: 9781492109853ISBN 10: 1492109851 Pages: 60 Publication Date: 08 August 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Tuffley PhD is a lecturer in Communication at Griffith University in Australia. His Grandfather Albert Money was a rifleman in the King's Royal Rifles Corp who was wounded in action at Aubers Ridge in May 1915. David grew up on Brisbane, in the working class suburb of Cannon Hill. As a child in the 1960's, he listened to the colourful speech of the old soldiers who had returned from World War II and the older soldiers who had served in WWI, his Grandfather principle among them. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |