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OverviewWith more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this fully updated fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the English language, bringing back intriguing examples of eccentricity and irreverence from the linguistic front-line. ""Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread."" Daily Telegraph Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tony ThornePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: A & C Black Publishers Ltd Edition: 4th edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.534kg ISBN: 9781408181799ISBN 10: 1408181797 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 27 February 2014 Audience: General/trade , ELT/ESL , Professional and scholarly , General , ELT General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang has the unusual distinction of being both lively and reliable. I'm still looking (and I may be some time now that I've started flicking through the pages), but everything I've looked for is here. Respect. -- Professor Julie Coleman Professor of English Language at the University of Leicester Author InformationFormerly the Head of the English Language Centre at King's College, London, and currently Innovation Consultant at King's, Tony Thorne is an authority on language and culture, on which he has written and broadcast widely. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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