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OverviewThe Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys, mods and rockers, hippies, pimps, druggies, whores, punks, skinheads, ravers, surfers, Valley girls, dudes, pill-popping truck drivers, hackers, rappers and more. The Concise New Partridge is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning -- it's rude, it's delightful and it's a prize for anyone with a love of language. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom Dalzell , Terry VictorPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 1.361kg ISBN: 9780415212595ISBN 10: 0415212596 Pages: 744 Publication Date: 19 October 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Replaced By: 9780415527200 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for the two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: 'The king is dead. Long live the king! ! The old Partridge is not really dead; it remains the best record of British slang antedating 1945 ! Now, however, the preferred source for information about English slang of the past sixty years is the New Partridge.' -- James Rettig, Booklist, American Library Association 'Most slang dictionaries are no better than momgrams or a rub of the brush, put together by shmegegges looking to make some moola. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, on the other hand, is the wee babes.' -- Ian Sansom, The Guardian 'A great book.' -- Susie Dent Praise for the two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: 'The king is dead. Long live the king! ... The old Partridge is not really dead; it remains the best record of British slang antedating 1945 ... Now, however, the preferred source for information about English slang of the past sixty years is the New Partridge.' - James Rettig, Booklist, American Library Association 'Most slang dictionaries are no better than momgrams or a rub of the brush, put together by shmegegges looking to make some moola. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, on the other hand, is the wee babes.' - Ian Sansom, The Guardian 'A great book.' - Susie Dent Author InformationTom Dalzell is a lawyer, slang-collector and author. Recognised as a leading expert on American Slang, he is the author of Flappers to Rappers: American Youth Slang (Merriam-Webster 1996) and The Slang of Sin (Merriam-Webster 1998). Terry Victor is not only a slang-collector, but also an actor, broadcaster, writer and director. He is probabaly best known for his ground-breaking work with Murder on the Menu, which he co-founded in 1989. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |