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Global English Slang - Methodologies and Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Global English Slang - Methodologies and Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Global English Slang brings together nineteen key international
experts and provides a timely and essential overview of English
slang around the world today. The book illustrates the application
of a range of different methodologies to the study of slang and
demonstrates the interconnection between the different sub-fields
of linguistics. A key argument throughout is that slang is a
function played by specific words or phrases rather than a
characteristic inherent in the words themselves- what is slang in
one context is not slang in another. The volume also challenges
received wisdom on the nature of slang: that it is short-lived and
that slang is restricted to verbal language. With an introduction
by editor Julie Coleman, the topics covered range from Inner City
New York slang and Hip Hop Slang to UK student slang and slang in
Scotland. Authors also explore slang in Jamaica, Australia, New
Zealand, India and Hong Kong and the influence of English slang on
Norwegian, Italian and Japanese. A final section looks at slang and
new media including online slang usage, and the possibilities
offered by the internet to document verbal and gestural slang.
Global English Slang is an essential reference for advanced
undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers working in the areas
of lexicology, slang and World Englishes.
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