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Slang : the people's poetry /
Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question of what is slang and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard English--as integral parts of the American language. He reveals that slang is used in part to define groups...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- "What it is?" : the essentials of slang
- Fitting in : the social dynamics of slang
- Standing out : aesthetic dimensions of slang
- It's all in your head : cognitive aspects of slang.