Cassell's Rhyming Slang
Cassell's Rhyming Slang
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Summary
A comprehensive modern survey of one of the most fascinating and appealing areas of English slang, from Britain's premier slang lexicographer.
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Cassell's Rhyming Slang by Jonathon Green
The most important and comprehensive collection of rhyming slang ever published Lists, defines and explains over 3000 rhyming slang words and phrases Provides etymologies and dates of first use for all words and phrases 'Bilingual' approach allows the reader to 'learn' rhyming slang as well as look it up. Embellished with 20 collage illustrations by Graham Rawle, creator of The Guardian's Lost Consonants
Jonathon Green is Britain's leading lexicographer of slang. His many credits include the Macmillan Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, Slang Down the Ages, Chasing the Sun: Dictionary-Makers and the Dictionaries They Made, The Cassell Dictionary of Slang (published to great acclaim in December 1998), and most recently, the best-selling Big Book of Filth, a survey of 6500 sex slang words and phrases. Jonathon Green lives in North London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780304355136 |
| ISBN 10 | 0304355135 |
| Title | Cassell's Rhyming Slang |
| Author | Jonathon Green |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2000-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |