Isbn: 9780710069221 - slang today and yesterday (10 resultados)

Condición: Good. 4th. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Good. 4th. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Good. 4th. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Later Printing. Red cloth with gold-color lettering on spine, ix, 476 pp., includes jacket. Mild wear, previous owner's name stamped on top and bottom edge of text block otherwise unmarked, tight binding, jacket with sunned spine in nice condition overall.…

Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:0710069227.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung; Starke Gebrauchsspuren.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Reprint. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket which has some light rubbing to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Price clipped and this copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine.Clean copy internally.Thick 8vo 476pp Reprint.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 476 pages. dj chipped and wornSLANG TODAY AND YESTERDAY SLANG TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY WITH A SHORT HISTORICAL SKE TCH AND VOCABULARIES OF ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND AUSTRALIAN SLANG. BY ERIC PARTRID GE LONDON ROUTLEDGE KEGAN PAUL LTD BROADWAY HOUSE 68-74 CARTER LANE, E. C-4 For my old and loyal friend ALAN STEELE CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE PREFACE . ix PART I GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS I. SLANG DEFINITION, ETYMOLOGY, SYNONYMS, RANGE i II. O RIGIN, USES, REASONS FOR . jJggj ATTITUDES TOWARDS SLANG 4 III. ARA nnS IN-RELAT ION TO LANGUAGE IN GENERAL 10 IV. THE ESSENCE OF SLANG 33 PART II A SKETCH OF TH E HISTORY OF ENGLISH SLANG I. INTRODUCTORY 37 II. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 43 III. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY . . . .51 IV. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY . 64 V. THE NINE TEENTH CENTURY . 80 VI. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ar jog VII. SOME TENDENCIES OF THE PRESENT . . . 121 PART III PARTICULAR ASPECTS I. THE AFFILIATIONS OF SLANG . . . .129 II. THE STANDARD AND NORM OF SLANG . . . 143 III. KINDS OF SLANG OTHER THAN THE STANDARD . 148 A. Cockney 149 B. Public House. 159 C. Workmen. 161 D. Tradesmen. 163 E. Commerce. 167 F. Publicity. 172 G. Journalism. 173 viii CONTEN TS H. Literary Criticism. 175 I. Publishing and Printing. 179 J. The Law. 184 K. Medicine. 188 L. The Church. 195 M. Parliament and Politics. 198 N. Public Scho ols and Universities. 202 O. Society. 214 P. Art. 221 Q. The Theatre. 223 R. Spo rts and Games. 231 S. The Turf. 238 Epsoms Attic Salt. 241 T. Circus Life. 247 U . Sailors. 249 V. Soldiers. 252 W. Yiddish. 264 - Cant, 26. Y. Miscellaneous. 27 0 IV. ODDITIES . . 273 Rhyming, Back, Centre Slang Gibberish and Ziph Spoon erisms Blends. V. A GLANCE AT COLONIAL SLANG . 282 India, South Africa, New Z ealand, Australia, Canada PART IV AMERICAN SLANG I. INTRODUCTORY . 295 II.…

Gr.-8° Groß-Oktav, Leinen. VIII + 476 S. With a short historical sketch; and vocabularies of Englih, American, Australian slang. Auf dem hinteren Vorsatz befinden sich handschriftliche Eintragungen mit Bleistift.Der Su. ist am Rücken lichtrandig. Das untere Kapital ist etwas bestoßen. Das obere Kapital hat eine Druckstelle.Die Ecken des Hinterdeckels sind bestoßen. H 5.5 0710069227 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1050.…