by José Calles Vales, Belén Bermejo Meléndez · LIBSA EDITORIAL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466201124
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«Jergas, argot y modismos» is a linguistics book by José Calles Vales and Belén Bermejo Meléndez, published by Libsa in paperback (320 pages).
It collects words and phrases from street Spanish that rarely appear in dictionaries and explains them with clear comments on their origin, evolution and use. The journey covers youth language, sports, work and other jargons, such as those of bullfighters or politicians, with anecdotes and curiosities about very common expressions.
Published in 2001, it belongs to the «Lengua Española» collection and is thematically classified under languages and dictionaries.
Aimed at the general public interested in the language, with special use for students and language enthusiasts who want to understand colloquial expressions.
José C. Vales is a Spanish writer and translator of English literature. He studied in Salamanca and Madrid. He has translated numerous English and American authors into Spanish, including Dickens, Trollope, Austen, Wilkie Collins, Defoe, Mary Shelley, Arnold Bennett, Eudora Welty, Stella Gibbons, E. F. Benson, and Edmund Crispin.
