Dialect, slang and jargon

We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries.

Die Hauptstädter sind berühmt-berüchtigt für ihre schnoddrige Schnauze und ihre unnachahmliche Schlagfertigkeit in jeder Lebenslage: Vom Essen und Trinken bis hin zur Alltagsphilosophie, vom Kompliment bis zum deftigen Fluch.

Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery.

This guide to Scots is a perfect buy for anyone who is intrigued by the expressive Scots language.

Bonner und solche, die es werden wollen, können aufatmen: Hier ist er endlich, der erste Ratgeber zur bönnschen Mundart in Buchform!

In diesem Band werden mit dem "Wörterbuch deutscher Geheimsprachen.

This book draws on a framework of enregisterment and indexicality to chart the ways in which the Yorkshire dialect came to be associated with particular linguistic repertoires and social stereotypes from the nineteenth century through to today.

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

This book draws on a framework of enregisterment and indexicality to chart the ways in which the Yorkshire dialect came to be associated with particular linguistic repertoires and social stereotypes from the nineteenth century through to today.

Drawing on extensive field data, this groundbreaking work explores the development of the sound systems of Central Chadic languages.

The Slanguage of Love is a new visual guide in the best-selling Slanguage series, featuring more than two dozen phrases centered around the theme of love, with each phrase translated into ten different languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

Why do so many swear words involve sex, bodily functions and religion?

ADOPT THE LANGUAGE OF LEADERSWhether you're new to the world or work, or you just want to brush up on your leadership lingo, Talk More.

In every walk of life, from relationships, to work, to politics, sport and the news, our everyday use of English harbours duplicities of meaning.

It's simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon you'll be speaking Chinese.

As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the wind'' - many terms like these are used in everyday English language conversation and writing.

Karl-Heinz Schmidt († 2016) war ein erzgebirgisches Original.

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GUT REDEN KANN JEDERWarum reden wir so häufig aneinander vorbei?

Karl-Heinz Schmidt († 2016) war ein erzgebirgisches Original.

Der grüne Kakadu Arthur Schnitzler - "Das Stück ist ein Schmiß!

Its simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon youll be speaking Spanish.

With this fun visual guide, simply follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud: soon youll be speaking French!

Would you Adam and Eve it?

In June 1969, police raided New York gay bar the Stonewall Inn.

With this fun visual guide, simply follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud: soon you'll be speaking Italian!

With this fun visual guide, just follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud.

Die Umgangssprache hielt fest, was die Erfahrungen der ersten Nachkriegsjahre mit sich brachten: die Zeit des Kalten Krieges in der Politik, alltäglich Belangvolles wie Liebe, Arbeit, Familie und Geld.

Obwohl kein gebürtiger Hesse wurde der Autor dankRadio und Fernsehen frühzeitig mit hessischem Liedgut(Rodgau Monotones), den Sorgen und Nöten derFamilie Hesselbach und der Apfelweingastlichkeit des"Blauen Bocks" bekannt gemacht.

We use them every day, some of us more than others.

Der Klassiker in Jugendsprache»Woyzeck, Abi!

An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world's favourite word.

Linguistic mistakes.

Mit Truckern sollte man sich nicht anlegen - und mit Truckerinnen erst recht nicht!

If you believe idioms are a "e;tough nut to crack,"e; this Dictionary of Idioms will help you dispel that belief; you would surely abandon your opinion of idioms being a bunch of insignificant words to that of a lively one to use to attract attention of readers and listeners.

Learning the language?

In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English"e;Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap.