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Bad-ass, bee's knees, and bomb-diffity - slang rules Teachers, politicians, broadcasters, and parents complain of the slang-infested language of today's teenagers. But slang has been around for centuries, always troubling those who take a purist line on the English language. In this entertaining book, Julie Coleman traces the development of slang across the English-speaking world and explores why and how it flourishes. She makes use of a marvellous array of sources, including newly available onl
Who reads The Life of Slang?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Julie Coleman
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199571994
- Category
- language
- Subjects
- History, Linguistics, Literary Criticism
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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