The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

ISBN-13: 9780367570491 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 2532 str.

Tom Dalzell; Terry Victor

Opis

The definitive record of post-World War Two slang, anyone with a fascination or passion for language will delight in the wit and intelligence of this invaluable resource.

Spis treści

Volume I  List of contributors  Preface  Acknowledgements  Observations on slang and unconventional English  Entries A-I  Volume II  Entries J-Z  Numeric slang  Bibliography

O autorze

Tom Dalzell -Senior Editor

Tom Dalzell is a lawyer who moonlights in an extremely serious way as a slang collector and author. Recognized as the leading expert on American slang, his most recent publications include Damn the Man: Slang of the Oppressed (2011) and Far Out Depends on Where You’re Standing (2012).

Terry Victor – Editor

Terry Victor is not only a slang collector but also an actor, broadcaster, writer and director. He has written (and acted in) more Murders on the Orient Express than Agatha Christie. Since the 1^st　edition of this book he has notably appeared in a BAFTA-winning movie and Punchdrunk’s acclaimed immersive theatre, and authored two stage plays: No Offence (2008), and Fragments of Ash "... a supremely intelligent and very important piece of theatre." Informed Edinburgh (2011). A Dictionary of Anglophone Rhyming Slangs is due to be published in 2013.