The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.
A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years.in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning.hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords.published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print.emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English.unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean.Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang.Ĭontaining over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning - it's rude, it's delightful, and it's a prize for anyone with a love of language.The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English E-Kitap Açıklamasıīooklist Top of the List Reference Source New terms from the language of social networking One box of manuscript notes, correspondence and drafts by Partridge for his Dictionary of Catch Phrases, 1970s correspondence from Partridge to Camilla Raab (.Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia.in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term's origins and meaning.
published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term's use in print.Booklist Top of the List Reference Source