Dialect, slang and jargon

Slang Across Societies is an introductory reference work and textbook which aims to acquaint readers with key themes in the study of youth, criminal and colloquial language practices.

This monograph is about the chains of verbs commonly found in Creole Languages, West African languages, in particular the Kwa sub-group of Niger-Congo, Chinese and certain other languages and have acquired the name of 'serial verbs' in the literature.

Cekidot, gan!

This is a userfriendly and concise Japanese phrase book and guide to Japanese slang and Japanese curses.

This is a userfriendly and concise Japanese phrase book and guide to Japanese slang and Japanese curses.

Almost everyone swears, or worries about not swearing, from the two year-old who has just discovered the power of potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene.

Almost everyone swears, or worries about not swearing, from the two year-old who has just discovered the power of potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene.

In diesem satirischen Wörterbuch dreht der bekannte Kabarettist Martin Buchholz allerhand Begriffe aus Politik und Alltag durch die dialektische Sprachmangel.

Part guidebook, part citizenship test, part social bible, this is how to speak Strine for visitors new to the shores or natives looking to improve their expression.

The third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative and invaluable reference source covering every aspect of its wide-ranging field.

Das moderne und schön bebilderte Wörterbuch über den Aachener Dialekt – Öcher Platt – übersetzt mit Charme und Augenzwinkern die alltäglichen Aachener Begriffe, die wir alle so sehr lieben.

Im November 2016 jährt sich der Geburtstag Friedrich Stoltzes, des wohl bekanntesten Frankfurter Dichters zum 200sten Mal.

This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, utilizing the latest research from the Oxford Languages team to source them.

From baby boomers with 'groovy' and 'yuppie,' to Generation X with 'whatever' and 'like,' each generation inevitably comes to use certain words that are particular to its unique time in history.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

What is it to 'cock a snook', where is the land of Nod, and who was first to go the extra mile?

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Do you "e;know"e; that posh comes from an acronym meaning "e;port out, starboard home"e;?

From baby boomers with 'groovy' and 'yuppie,' to Generation X with 'whatever' and 'like,' each generation inevitably comes to use certain words that are particular to its unique time in history.

Do you "e;know"e; that posh comes from an acronym meaning "e;port out, starboard home"e;?

Pull up a bollard and get to know the colourful language of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Have you ever wondered why we talk about a handicap in sport, why boxing is so named, or whether a dumbbell ever rang?

Have you ever wondered why we talk about a handicap in sport, why boxing is so named, or whether a dumbbell ever rang?

The Godzone Dictionary is a concise A - Z of the words and phrases that make our New Zealand language so distinctive and individual, from Aotearoa and Avondale spiders to Zambuck and Zespri.

Much more than a Japanese phrasebook, this entertaining guide to Japanese slang is full of interesting and hilarious anecdotes and advice.

Learn all the sign language slang you’ve always wanted to know with this fun English-ASL phrasebook for the modern era.

Are you a bobo or a wombat?

What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket?

Learn all the sign language slang you’ve always wanted to know with this fun English-ASL phrasebook for the modern era.

Much more than a Japanese phrasebook, this entertaining guide to Japanese slang is full of interesting and hilarious anecdotes and advice.

This book is about language that is designed to mean what it does not seem to mean.

This book is about language that is designed to mean what it does not seem to mean.

An amazing number of the words we use today were invented in World War I.

The American urban scene, and in particular New York's, has given us a rich cultural legacy of slang words and phrases, a bonanza of popular speech.

David Crystal, one of the world's leading commentators on language, tackles the proverbs of the world.

Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world's best-known wordsmiths.

In diesem Buch legt Helmut Zöpfl wieder bayerische Mundartgedichte vor.

Das Ländle, wie es leibt und lebt: Seiner Heimat Vorarlberg, zwischen Arlberg und Rhein gelegen, setzt Markus Linder mit diesem Buch ein ebenso liebevolles wie satirisches Denkmal.

Heiter-besinnlich nimmt Helmut Zöpfl in Versen und Prosa sowohl auf bayerisch als auch in Hochsprache Kleines und Großes, Bedeutendes und Unbedeutendes, Haupt- und Nebensächliches aufs Korn.

Alles Guate - das wünscht uns Helmut Zöpfl mit diesem Buch.

In neuer Aufmachung und inhaltlich aktualisiert bietet der Kauderwelsch-Sprachführer Schwiizertüütsch einen amüsanten Einblick in den Schweizer Alltag.

Aus dem digitalen Alltagsleben sind Emojis nicht mehr wegzudenken.

In neuer Aufmachung und inhaltlich aktualisiert bietet der Kauderwelsch-Sprachführer Schwiizertüütsch einen amüsanten Einblick in den Schweizer Alltag.

"'s Glück is wiara Bruin: Ma suacht s und hat s auf der Nasn.

In neuer Aufmachung und inhaltlich aktualisiert ermöglicht der Kauderwelsch-Sprachführer Wienerisch einen amüsanten Einblick in den Alltag unserer Nachbarn.

Das neue Buch von Bestseller-Autor Christoph Gutknecht.

Mit Uns schiggd der Himml erscheint nach neun Jahren endlich wieder ein Gedichtband von Helmut Haberkamm.

"Daß mia heutzutag net amal mehr um a Fünferl Fantasie braucha.