Green's Dictionary of Slang (multi-volume set) - Hardcover

Green, Jonathon

9780550104403: Green's Dictionary of Slang (multi-volume set)

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ISBN 10: 0550104402 ISBN 13: 9780550104403

Publisher: Chambers, 2017

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The three volumes of Green's Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of research by Jonathon Green, the leading slang lexicographer of our time. A remarkable collection of this often reviled but endlessly fascinating area of the English language, it covers slang from the past five centuries right up to the present day, from all the different English-speaking countries and regions. Totaling 10.3 million words and over 53,000 entries, the collection provides the definitions of 100,000 words and over 413,000 citations. Every word and phrase is authenticated by genuine and fully-referenced citations of its use, giving the work a level of authority and scholarship unmatched by any other publication in this field.

Winner of the Dartmouth Medal
RUSA/ALA Outstanding Reference Source
2011 Booklist Editors' Choice
Library Journal Best Reference 2011

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About the Author

Jonathon Green, a lexicographer, is the author of the Chambers Slang Dictionary (2008) and Chasing the Sun (1996). He has published books since the 1970s, on topics ranging from occupational jargon to censorship, and is a regular radio and television commentator.

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