Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Racial Slurs, Drug Talk, Homosexual Lingo, and Rela
by Spears, Richard A
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Jonathan David Co., Inc, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Richard A. Spears began collecting words at the age of eight and dictionaries at fourteen. This love of language eventually led to a Ph.D. from Indiana University. An adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics at Northwestern University, Mr. Spears also is Director, Dictionary Department NTC Publishing Group. He has written on West African languages and nonstandard English, including pidgins and creolized languages, and has taught courses in slang and unconventional English.
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- Title
- Slang and Euphemism: A Dictionary of Oaths, Curses, Insults, Sexual Slang and Metaphor, Racial Slurs, Drug Talk, Homosexual Lingo, and Rela
- Author
- Spears, Richard A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0824602595
- ISBN 13
- 9780824602598
- Publisher
- Jonathan David Co., Inc
- Place of Publication
- Middle Village, Ny
- Date Published
- 1981
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