Dialect, slang and jargon

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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, simply follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud: soon youll be speaking French!

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

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

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

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