Dictionary of Contemporary Slang by Tony Thorne

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Dictionary of Contemporary Slang by Tony Thorne

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Summary

With more than 15,000 definitions, this book provides a guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions.

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Dictionary of Contemporary Slang by Tony Thorne

With more than 15,000 definitions, this book provides a guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions.

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"As up-to-date a dictionary of 'strikingly informal' contemporary language as you are likely to find" www.mantex.co.uk/reviews "Thorne is a kind of slang detective, going down the streets where other lexicographers fear to tread." Daily Telegraph
Currently Director of the English Language Centre at King's College, London, Tony Thorne is an authority on language and culture, on which he has written and broadcast widely.
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ISBN 13 9780713675047
ISBN 10 0713675047
Title Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
Author Tony Thorne
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2005-09-05
Number of pages 512
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.