This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet. It explores why and how slang is used, and traces the developme

This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet and explores why and how slang is used. Based on inside informat

Global English Slang brings together nineteen key international experts and provides a timely and essential overview of English slang around the world today. Th

"In this Very Short Introduction Jonathon Green asks what words qualify as slang, and whether slang should be acknowledged as a language in its own right. Looki

The second volume of Julie Coleman's fascinating and entertaining history of the uses and the recording of slang and criminal cant takes the story from 1785 to