Life of slang / Julie Coleman.

Author/creator Coleman, Julie
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxi, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Contents What is slang? -- Spawning -- Development -- Survival and metamorphosis -- The spread of slang -- Prigs, culls, and blosses : cant and flash language -- Jolly good show : British slang to the twentieth century -- Whangdoodles and fixings : early American slang -- Bludgers, sooks, and moffies : English slang around the world -- Top bananas and bunny-boilers : the media and entertainment age -- Leet to lols : the digital age -- Endsville.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [314]-323) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011939884
ISBN9780199571994 (alk. paper)

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