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