by Robert L. Chapman · HarperCollins Publishers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780060961602
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«American Slang» is the dictionary of American slang by Robert L. Chapman, published by HarperCollins Publishers in paperback (499 pages, in English).
Reference compilation documenting American slang in all its variety, from the most accepted expressions to the most informal and taboo. It brings together thousands of usage examples, explains the origin of words and indicates the period in which they were used; slang is born from subcultures and keeps transforming over time.
First edition in Perennial Library; abridged edition of the New Dictionary of American Slang (1986).
Suitable for English students, translators and language enthusiasts who want to understand colloquial American English.
