Dialect, slang & jargon books

Hilarious and uplifting poems on the highs and lows of motherhood - the perfect gift for any mums in your life  Read More >>

This book offers the first comparative discussion of variation in selected areas of structure in the dialects of...  Read More >>

This pioneering work explores epigraphic evidence for the development of English before the Anglo-Saxon period,...  Read More >>

This book argues that the verbal aspect of the Greek Perfect is complex, involving not one but two aspects, where...  Read More >>

The origins of Basque dialects are examined, a highly disputed area of research in Basque studies.  Read More >>

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This is an in-depth analysis of discourse markers in Sicily that sheds light on what discourse-pragmatic functions...  Read More >>

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Linguistic varieties such as female speech, foreigner talk, and colloquial language have not gone unnoticed when...  Read More >>

A pioneering study into the deep linguistic history of Central Chadic languages, this book applies refined comparative...  Read More >>

This book is the first systematic description of the Hui'an, a variety of Southern Min spoken in the Fujian province...  Read More >>

This study analyzes the historical and sociolinguistic dynamics of the dialect contact among Galloitalic dialects...  Read More >>

Die Wahrnehmungsdialektologie, die Dialekt nicht nur als geografisches oder soziales, sondern auch als kognitives...  Read More >>

Ideal for scholars and students of linguistics, discourse, stylistics and language play, this book explores the...  Read More >>

The ideal gift for anyone interested in language, geography and people. We communicate through the spoken...  Read More >>

An intensive overview of Mexican American English, linking it to the speech of other immigrant groups worldwide....  Read More >>

This collection explores the interplay between the various national discourses that characterised the scholarly...  Read More >>

The Bavarian Dictionary employs the principles of modern lexicography and draws on a vastly larger body of source...  Read More >>

This book is the first full-scale scientific study of East Anglian English. The author is a native East Anglian...  Read More >>

The definition of slang according to the Oxford Dictionary is'a type of language consisting of words and phrases...  Read More >>

ADOPT THE LANGUAGE OF LEADERS  Read More >>

This volume seeks to extend and expand our current understanding of the processes of language standardization, drawing...  Read More >>

This book contains chapters which are classified into three major themes, namely Dialectology Studies in Indonesia,...  Read More >>