Bibliograph

New dictionary of American slang, edited by Robert L. Chapman

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Label

New dictionary of American slang, edited by Robert L. Chapman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

New dictionary of American slang

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

13582480

Responsibility statement

edited by Robert L. Chapman

Summary

In linguistics, where definitions at best are often imprecise, those of slang terms are notoriously hard to establish. Recorded slang emerged from the special languages of sub-cultures and never stops evolving. Since the publication of the classic Dictionary of American Slang, on which this new dictionary is partially based, many changes have taken place

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