by Tony Thorne · A & C Black Publishers Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780713675290
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«Dictionary of Contemporary Slang» is Tony Thorne's slang dictionary, published by A & C Black Publishers Ltd in paperback (512 pages, in English).
Reference work with over 7,000 definitions of contemporary slang, with particular attention to British and American English. Includes terms for drugs, sport, sex and bodily functions, as well as examples from current and past culture, often indicating when an expression fell out of use and comparing its meaning in different countries.
Third revised edition, published in 2007. The author, Tony Thorne, was director of the English Language Centre at King's College London and a specialist in language and culture.
For students and speakers of English interested in colloquial register and the evolution of informal expressions, as well as for translators who need to understand current slang.
Tony Thorne is a British author, linguist and lexicographer specialising in slang, jargon and cultural history. He is a leading authority on language change and language usage in the UK and across the English-speaking world.
