The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English КНИГИ ; ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ Автор: TomDalzel Название: Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Издательство: Routlege Год: 2008 Формат: pdf Размер: 11 Mb Язык: английскийThe 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 humor and learning - it's rude, it's delightful and it's a prize for anyone with a love of language.rapidshare 85 1 2 3 4 5 "The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang presents all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. Containing over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, this concise new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean - emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English - dating information for each headword New to this second edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years - Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia, reflecting important developments in language and culture - New terms from the language of social networking from a range of digital communities including texting, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and online forums Many entries now revised to include new dating, ensuring maximum accuracy of content"-- Provided by publisher Enumerates Slang Words, Provides Quotations Both To Illustrate Use And To Date Origins, Cites Other Authorities, And Applies Usage Labels. Included Are Slang And Cant, Colloquialisms, Solecisms, Catchphrases, Nicknames, And Vulgarisms. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Observations Of Slang And Unconventional English -- Entries A-z -- Numeric Slang. Tom Dalzell (senior Editor) And Terry Victor (editor). Rev. Ed Of: Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English, 8th Ed.,1984, By E. Partridge And Edited By P. Beale. 2006 New Editorial Matter And Selection, Tom Dalzell And Terry Victor; Material Taken From The Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English, 8th Edition (first Published 1984), E. Partridge And P. Beale Estates--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 14 OBSERVATIONS ON SLANG AND UNCONVENTIONAL ENGLISH......Page 16 A......Page 20 B......Page 41 C......Page 131 D......Page 202 E......Page 248 F......Page 259 G......Page 297 H......Page 334 I......Page 370 J......Page 378 K......Page 396 L......Page 409 M......Page 433 N......Page 469 O......Page 486 P......Page 498 Q......Page 542 R......Page 545 S......Page 573 T......Page 656 U......Page 694 V......Page 698 W......Page 703 X......Page 729 Y......Page 730 Z......Page 736 NUMERIC SLANG......Page 740 Language & Literature BOOK COVER 1 TITLE 4 COPYRIGHT 5 CONTENTS 6 CONTRIBUTORS 8 PREFACE 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 14 OBSERVATIONS ON SLANG AND UNCONVENTIONAL ENGLISH 16 A 20 B 41 C 131 D 202 E 248 F 259 G 297 H 334 I 370 J 378 K 396 L 409 M 433 N 469 O 486 P 498 Q 542 R 545 S 573 T 656 U 694 V 698 W 703 X 729 Y 730 Z 736 NUMERIC SLANG 740