Studies in Slang
Part VI
(Sprache: Englisch)
The Studies in Slang monographs are a forum for the detailed discussion of slang items, an activity of worth in itself and for the insight it can bring to broader issues in linguistics. We deal here in particular with the study of languages in their social...
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The Studies in Slang monographs are a forum for the detailed discussion of slang items, an activity of worth in itself and for the insight it can bring to broader issues in linguistics. We deal here in particular with the study of languages in their social context, the role of the individual in linguistic innovation, and the several-stage development of various slang items.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Studies in Slang “
Contents: Rush the growler - Yegg - Cant - Shyster - Eureka! - Hi-de-ho - Def 'wonderful' - Ofay / ofaginzy 'white person' - Bull/bear (in stock market) - Turkey 'worthless person' - G.O.P. - Hush-hush (WWI ship) - Parisian slang - Cockney slang - Spoof - spoonerism- Make out - Barge 'foul-mouthed woman' - The goose hangs high - Show-me expression.
Autoren-Porträt von Gerald L. Cohen, Barry A. Popik
The Authors: Barry Popik was born in New York City in 1961. He is an attorney by vocation and a word researcher by avocation, whose contributions to such items as dude, hot dog, The Big Apple, and the Show-me expression have been very favorably received by the scholarly community.Gerald Cohen was born in New York City in 1941. He majored in Russian Civilization at Dartmouth College (1958-1962), received a Diploma in Slavonic Studies from Oxford University (1963) and then studied Slavic linguistics at Columbia University (Ph.D. 1971). He is presently Professor of Foreign Languages at the University of Missouri-Rolla, where his research interests have shifted primarily to etymology.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Gerald L. Cohen , Barry A. Popik
- 1999, Neuausg., X, 132 Seiten, Maße: 15,1 x 21,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Peter Lang
- ISBN-10: 3631354355
- ISBN-13: 9783631354353
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.1999
Sprache:
Englisch
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