In the fourth volume of her pioneering history, Julie Coleman considers the trends of lexicographers in a period dominated by the Second World War, the Cold War, civil rights movements, and varying youth trends. It will fascinate allthose interested in slang and its relationship with social and cultural change. INDICE: Introduction; 1: Eric partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English; 2: Dictionaries of Military Slang; 3: Dictionaries of British Slang; 4: Legacies of Empire and Declarations of Independence: Dictionariesof the Slang of Newer Nations; 5: Dictionaries of American Slang; 6: Glossaries of School and College Slang; 7: Dictionaries of Race and Music; 8: Dictionaries of Youth; 9: Glossaries of Sexuality; 10: Dictionaries of Drugs Slang; 11: Dictionaries of Crime and Incarceration; 12: Dictionaries of new Technologies: Citizens' Band Radio and Computers; 13: Conclusion; Bibliography; Subject Index; Word Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956725-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 536
- Fecha Publicación: 28/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés