A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: Colloquialisms and catch phrases, fossilised jokes and puns, general nicknames, vulgarisms, and such Americanisms as have been naturalised - Hardcover

Partridge, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0710098200 ISBN 13: 9780710098207

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984

Synopsis

The definitive work on slang, this dictionary gives a fully documented account of slang and unconventional English over four centuries and will entertain and inform all lovers of the English language.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric Honeywood Partridge renowned philologist, etymologist and lexicographer, dedicated his life to the study of language but it is for his work on slang, and in particular his flagship dictionary, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, that he is most widely remembered and admired.

Review:

A most fascinating book; an archaeological museum, a veritable Madame Tussaud's of the vulgar language. It is a really epoch-making, monumental piece of work, carried out with astonishing industry and learning.
–New Statesman

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0710098200
• ISBN 13: 9780710098207
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1400