Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang - Brossura

Dalzell, Tom

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ISBN 10: 0486475875 ISBN 13: 9780486475875

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2010

Riassunto

"Spectacular vernacular—delivered with fresh flavor."—Playboy
"Hang with this slang and reep these righteous words!" This entertaining, highly readable book pulses with the vernacular of young Americans, tracing slang terms and expressions from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. In addition to alphabetical listings for each decade, it features fascinating word histories and sidebars about language and culture—jazz cat jive, the argot of Beat poets, gritty inner-city street talk, and other captivating colloquialisms.
A master storyteller and wordsmith, Tom Dalzell is the author of The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English and The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English. In Flappers 2 Rappers, he presents more than just lists of words. His introductions to each chronological chapter offer fascinating insights into the ways in which slang reflects the era's historical mood and significance. Great for browsing, this unique reference will delight students of history as well as word and language enthusiasts.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

An attorney by profession and a student of language by avocation, Tom Dalzell is the author of several books in this field, including The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2007) and The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English (2008). In 2010, Dover will publish his Damn the Man! Slang of the Oppressed in America.

Contenuti:

Chapter 1. Before the Flapper Chapter 2. The 1920s: The Flapper Chapter 3. The 1930s: The Joe and the Jerk Chapter 4. The 1940s: The Jive Generation Chapter 5. The Mainstream 1950s Chapter 6. The Beat Counterculture of the 1950s Chapter 7. The Mainstream 1960s Chapter 8. The Hippie Counterculture of the 1960s Chapter 9. The 1970s and 1980s Chapter 10. Hip-Hop & Rap Chapter 11. And Now . . . The 1990s Chapter 12. Generation Y2K Epilogue Bibliography Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0486475875
• ISBN 13: 9780486475875
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 278