Dialect, slang & jargon books

1314 books were found.

Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy: A Glossary of Naval Terminology

Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy: A Glossary of...

Author: Mark Nelson
ISBN: 9781459742796
Format: Paperback
$36.20

From aback to ZizEX, the second edition of Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy gives readers a chance to fill their...  Read More >>

Historical Dialectology in the Digital Age

Historical Dialectology in the Digital Age

Author: Rhona Alcorn ,  Joanna Kopaczyk
ISBN: 9781474430531
Format: Hardback
$232.88

Drawing on the resources created by the Institute of Historical Dialectology at the University of Edinburgh this...  Read More >>

Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases

Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases

Author: Edward Fraser
ISBN: 9781910146354
Format: Paperback
$38.81

This book was first published in 1925 and was intended to be a dictionary of first world war slang. In the 1920s,...  Read More >>

The Real McCoy and 149 other Eponyms

The Real McCoy and 149 other Eponyms

Author: Claire Cock-Starkey
ISBN: 9781851244980
Format: Hardback
$19.99

Encompassing eponyms from medicine, botany, invention, science, fashion, food and literature, this book uncovers...  Read More >>

The UNCITRAL Model Law and Asian Arbitration Laws: Implementation and Comparisons

The UNCITRAL Model Law and Asian Arbitration Laws: Implementation...

Author: Gary F. Bell (National University of Singapore)
ISBN: 9781107183971
Format: Hardback
$258.75

In the Asia-Pacific, thirty-eight jurisdictions have adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law on arbitration. This book looks...  Read More >>

Language Contact and Language Policies Across Borders: Construction and Deconstruction of Transnational and Transcultural Spaces

Language Contact and Language Policies Across Borders:...

Author: Barbara Janczak
ISBN: 9783832546441
Format: Paperback
$142.56

For the last few decades, language contact and language policies have been the subject of numerous investigations...  Read More >>

Slang across Societies: Motivations and Construction

Slang across Societies: Motivations and Construction...

Author: Jim Davie
ISBN: 9781138558830
Format: Paperback
$77.99

Slang across Societies is an introductory reference work and textbook which aims to acquaint readers with key themes...  Read More >>

Arabic Historical Dialectology: Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Approaches

Arabic Historical Dialectology: Linguistic and Sociolinguistic...

Author: Clive Holes (Emeritus Professorial Fellow, Emeritus Professorial Fellow, Magdalen College, University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780198701378
Format: Hardback
$219.00

This book explores the history and evolution of Arabic as a spoken language, from the Arab Conquests of the seventh...  Read More >>

Slang across Societies: Motivations and Construction

Slang across Societies: Motivations and Construction...

Author: Jim Davie
ISBN: 9781138558823
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Slang across Societies is an introductory reference work and textbook which aims to acquaint readers with key themes...  Read More >>

The Slang Dictionary - Etymological, Historical and Anecdotal - A New Edition - Revised and Corrected, With Many Additions.

The Slang Dictionary - Etymological, Historical and...

Author: Anon
ISBN: 9781528705868
Format: Paperback
$38.79

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Southern English Varieties Then and Now

Southern English Varieties Then and Now

Author: Laura Wright
ISBN: 9783110575217
Format: Hardback
$337.67

Most of the world's Extraterritorial Englishes stem historically from southern English dialects - Southern England...  Read More >>

Colloquial English: Structure and Variation

Colloquial English: Structure and Variation

Author: Andrew Radford (University of Essex)
ISBN: 9781108448697
Format: Paperback
$64.66

A brilliant analysis of colloquial English, both its syntax and its variations, using novel data from live, unscripted...  Read More >>

The Pragmatics of Text Messaging: Making Meaning in Messages

The Pragmatics of Text Messaging: Making Meaning in...

Author: Michelle A. McSweeney
ISBN: 9781138307421
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating...  Read More >>

Balkan and South Slavic Enclaves in Italy: Languages, Dialects and Identities

Balkan and South Slavic Enclaves in Italy: Languages,...

Author: Thede Kahl ,  Iliana Krapova
ISBN: 9781527508163
Format: Hardback
$263.87

This volume is a collection of new writings dealing with some of the Balkan linguistic varieties spoken in north-eastern,...  Read More >>

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and...

Author: Tom Dalzell
ISBN: 9781138722088
Format: Paperback
$162.00

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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and...

Author: Tom Dalzell
ISBN: 9781138779655
Format: Hardback
$504.00

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang....  Read More >>

Idle Thoughts & Other Stuff

Idle Thoughts & Other Stuff

Author: Jack Idle
ISBN: 9781786232212
Format: Paperback
$20.67

The book is a collection of adapted humour inspired by other writers, interspersed with some original texts and...  Read More >>

Idle Thoughts & Other Stuff

Idle Thoughts & Other Stuff

Author: Jack Idle
ISBN: 9781786231963
Format: Hardback
$43.99

The book is a collection of adapted humour inspired by other writers, interspersed with some original texts and...  Read More >>

The Language of Money: Proverbs and Practices

The Language of Money: Proverbs and Practices

Author: Annabelle Mooney
ISBN: 9781138219236
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Through a detailed examination of proverbs related to money, this book offers a comprehensive critique of the prevailing...  Read More >>

Voice and Discourse in the Irish Context

Voice and Discourse in the Irish Context

Author: Diana Villanueva Romero ,  Carolina Amador-Moreno
ISBN: 9783319660288
Format: Hardback
$204.41

This book examines the intersection of culture and language in Ireland and Irish contexts. Over the course of the...  Read More >>

Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval slang and its everyday usage

Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval slang and its...

Author: Martin Robson (University of Exeter, UK)
ISBN: 9781472834201
Format: Hardback
$19.99

As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the...  Read More >>

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