Dialect, slang and jargon

Trudgill''s lively book traces the histories of dialects and accents, and defends the legitimacy of the language of ordinary people.

This innovative text is the first to map regional grammatical variation in written Standard American English.

This innovative text is the first to map regional grammatical variation in written Standard American English.

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

This collection consists of 15 articles by an international group of linguists and 7 essays by the editors, tackling a broad range of issues and representing some of the most authoritative work in English dialect grammar.

This collection consists of 15 articles by an international group of linguists and 7 essays by the editors, tackling a broad range of issues and representing some of the most authoritative work in English dialect grammar.

Through a detailed examination of proverbs related to money, this book offers a comprehensive critique of the prevailing everyday ideologies and discourses on money and paves the way toward establishing a new set of proverbs more conducive to financial equality and human well-being.

Through a detailed examination of proverbs related to money, this book offers a comprehensive critique of the prevailing everyday ideologies and discourses on money and paves the way toward establishing a new set of proverbs more conducive to financial equality and human well-being.

A little guide to some famous Scottish sayings, proverbs and quotations.

This is a compilation of the most annoying English cliches around today; those expressions that you hear time and time again and that make you cringe with irritation when you do hear them, but which - even more annoyingly!

This volume presents a historical-sociolinguistic description and analysis of Maritime Polynesian Pidgin.

An exploration of grammatical differences between British English dialects, drawing on authentic speech data collected in over thirty counties.

A groundbreaking account of the linguistic features of four English dialects and their wider implications for English''s development.

An exploration of grammatical differences between British English dialects, drawing on authentic speech data collected in over thirty counties.

A groundbreaking account of the linguistic features of four English dialects and their wider implications for English''s development.

This volume presents a historical-sociolinguistic description and analysis of Maritime Polynesian Pidgin.

The first study into how children acquire Creoles as their first language in the absence of a conventional language model.

The first study into how children acquire Creoles as their first language in the absence of a conventional language model.

What is a dialect?

This re-issue of Julian Franklyn's classic dictionary not only defines these expressions but also explains their origin and history.

This re-issue of Julian Franklyn's classic dictionary not only defines these expressions but also explains their origin and history.

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.

From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world.

From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world.

This collection will appeal to everyone who has ever wondered about the origin of phrases like "e;all part of life's rich pattern"e; and "e;long time no see"e;.

This collection will appeal to everyone who has ever wondered about the origin of phrases like "e;all part of life's rich pattern"e; and "e;long time no see"e;.

Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study.

Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study.

Are you a beaver cleaver or the office bike?

Are you a beaver cleaver or the office bike?

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer?

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer?

The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume.

The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume.

The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.

The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.

This pioneering study highlights the importance in linguistic communication of discourse markers, a previously neglected area of research.

This pioneering study highlights the importance in linguistic communication of discourse markers, a previously neglected area of research.

With contributions from world-renowned researchers, this book delves into how to best describe the phenomena of mass-count distinction.

The first of its kind, this book analyses the origin, diversity, and geographic distribution of a range of Spanish words.

With contributions from world-renowned researchers, this book delves into how to best describe the phenomena of mass-count distinction.

With step-by-step instructions, this guide shows how to get the best from EDD Online, a freely available English dialect dictionary.

An inventory of present-day English dialect, slang and colloquialisms drawn from a prestigious nationwide survey.

A brilliant analysis of colloquial English, both its syntax and its variations, using novel data from live, unscripted radio and TV broadcasts and the internet.

The sound shape of words carries meaning for its users and also bears a range of social and interactional functions.

A spirited and engaging linguistic and social re-imagination of the role and nature of clichés in communication and interaction.

A comprehensive linguistic analysis of Mexican American English, introducing a model of the language shift that results within immigrant groups.

An inventory of present-day English dialect, slang and colloquialisms drawn from a prestigious nationwide survey.