{"product_id":"9780367570491","title":"New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNew Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTom Dalzell | Terry Victor\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Language Study \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist Top of the List Reference Source \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, \u003cem\u003eThe Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English\u003c\/em\u003e, this two-volume \u003cem\u003eNew Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive record of post WWII slang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContaining over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eunprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eemphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003epublished sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003edating information for each headword\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ein the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new preface noting slang trends of the last five years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eOver 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew terms from the language of social networking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eMany entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Dalzell -Senior Editor \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Dalzell is a lawyer who moonlights in an extremely serious way as a slang collector and author. Recognized as the leading expert on American slang, his most recent publications include Damn the Man: Slang of the Oppressed (2011) and Far Out Depends on Where You’re Standing (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerry Victor – Editor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerry Victor is not only a slang collector but also an actor, broadcaster, writer and director. He has written (and acted in) more Murders on the Orient Express than Agatha Christie. Since the 1st edition of this book he has notably appeared in a BAFTA-winning movie and Punchdrunk’s acclaimed immersive theatre, and authored two stage plays: No Offence (2008), and Fragments of Ash \"... a supremely intelligent and very important piece of theatre.\" Informed Edinburgh (2011). 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