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Author : Jonathan E. Lighter
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 776 pages
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Download or read book Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang: H-O written by Jonathan E. Lighter and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan E. Lighter
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ISBN 13 : 9780679434658
Total Pages : 1128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang written by Jonathan E. Lighter and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of American slang which includes both present-day and historical terms
Author : Jonathan E Lighter
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ISBN 13 : 9780195175790
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of American Slang written by Jonathan E Lighter and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Evan Lighter
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (729 download)
Download or read book A historical dictionary of American slang : Vol. I written by Jonathan Evan Lighter and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Jonathan Evan Lighter
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Total Pages : 318 pages
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Author : Daniel Peter LINDER MOLIN
Publisher : Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
ISBN 13 : 8478008470
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)
Download or read book The American Detective Novel in Translation written by Daniel Peter LINDER MOLIN and published by Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empleando una metodología propia de los estudios descriptivos de traduc- ción, se analiza un corpus de cuatro novelas del autor norteamericano Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep, 1939; Farewell, My Lovely, 1940; The Little Sister, 1949; y The Long Goodbye, 1954) y las traducciones al español publica- das en Argentina y España.
Author : Anna Belladelli
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443849030
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book American English(es) written by Anna Belladelli and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American English(es) focuses on the manifold nature of a macro-regional variety of English which is better described in the plural form, thus enhancing the endless contribution of most diverse ethnic groups, such as those kidnapped from Africa to be employed as slaves, survivors of native American tribes systematically exterminated in the past, and, later on, European Jews escaping from pogroms, Europeans and Asians escaping from poverty, and, more recently, Central and South Americans, mostly Spanish speakers, emigrating to the USA in search of supposedly better living conditions. By tackling the notions of “minority”, “variety”, and “dialect”, this book singles out three language-related phenomena which are currently relevant to the academic and cultural debate concerning US society, namely the obsolescent representation of minority vs hegemonic varieties of English, the latest developments of the Spanish vs English controversy, and the increasing exposure of slang in public contexts. The multiple points of view on American Englishes, offered by the essays included in the present volume, draw on diverse and often contrasting approaches, ranging from corpus linguistics to cultural studies, from lexicography/lexicology to discourse analysis.
Author : Jonathan E. Lighter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195174182
Total Pages : 984 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (741 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of American Slang written by Jonathan E. Lighter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicholas V. Vakkur
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111849637X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)
Download or read book Corporate Governance Regulation written by Nicholas V. Vakkur and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why U.S. corporate governance regulation has lost its way, and what must be done to improve it Modern history persuasively demonstrates the inexorable link that binds comprehensive regulation to the global economy. This important book, rather than simply recount a litany of corporate governance failures, persuasively explains why, despite policymakers' best intentions, regulation has failed in the modern era. An objective study intended for a diverse readership, Corporate Governance Regulation unveils the underlying, root causes of regulatory failure. The result: A compelling and original analysis, broadly suited for a global audience of all backgrounds. Written by published, subject-area experts, the authors carefully delineate how U.S. corporate governance regulation, beginning with Sarbanes Oxley, lacks an adequate rational basis, as may be attributed to a non-existent policy dialogue The witnessed result: A conspicuous lack of regulatory efficacy, enormous costs, coupled with paltry benefits The focus is upon reigniting a stalled, non-productive policy dialogue, by eschewing stale, overly-polemicized arguments, as needed to develop a common ground Drawing from an eclectic, analytic framework, governance experts Nicholas Vakkur and Zulma Herrera offer both the professional and global citizen alike a multi-dimensional understanding of issues critical to global economic health. Nuanced and persuasively argued, Corporate Governance Regulation represents a formidable catalyst in the elusive, ongoing quest for global economic stability.
Author : David Wilton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199740836
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Word Myths written by David Wilton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the bloviating habits of its politicians, and not the breeze off the lake? If so, you need this book. David Wilton debunks the most persistently wrong word histories, and gives, to the best of our actual knowledge, the real stories behind these perennially mis-etymologized words. In addition, he explains why these wrong stories are created, disseminated, and persist, even after being corrected time and time again. What makes us cling to these stories, when the truth behind these words and phrases is available, for the most part, at any library or on the Internet? Arranged by chapters, this book avoids a dry A-Z format. Chapters separate misetymologies by kind, including The Perils of Political Correctness (picnics have nothing to do with lynchings), Posh, Phat Pommies (the problems of bacronyming--the desire to make every word into an acronym), and CANOE (which stands for the Conspiracy to Attribute Nautical Origins to Everything). Word Myths corrects long-held and far-flung examples of wrong etymologies, without taking the fun out of etymology itself. It's the best of both worlds: not only do you learn the many wrong stories behind these words, you also learn why and how they are created--and what the real story is.
Author : Marv Rubinstein
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 1589797264
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (897 download)
Download or read book American English Compendium written by Marv Rubinstein and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of American proverbs, expressions, slang, colloquialisms; British-US glossary; abbreviations and acronyms; and other various odds and ends. Widely used by non-native speakers and translators.
Author : Marvin Rubinstein
Publisher : Schreiber Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0884003167
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (84 download)
Download or read book 21st Century American English Compendium written by Marvin Rubinstein and published by Schreiber Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of American proverbs, expressions, slang, colloquialisms; British-US glossary; abbreviations and acronyms and other various odds and ends. Widely used by non-native speakers and translators.
Author : Ralph Keyes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190466782
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)
Download or read book The Hidden History of Coined Words written by Ralph Keyes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful word-coinages--those that stay in currency for a good long time--tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems. He also finds some fascinating patterns, such as that successful neologisms are as likely to be created by chance as by design. A remarkable number of new words were coined whimsically, originally intended to troll or taunt. Knickers, for example, resulted from a hoax; big bang from an insult. Casual wisecracking produced software, crowdsource, and blog. More than a few resulted from happy accidents, such as typos, mistranslations, and mishearing (bigly and buttonhole), or from being taken entirely out of context (robotics). Neologizers (a Thomas Jefferson coinage) include not just scholars and writers but cartoonists, columnists, children's book authors. Wimp originated with a book series, as did goop, and nerd from a book by Dr. Seuss. Coinages are often contested, controversy swirling around such terms as gonzo, mojo, and booty call. Keyes considers all contenders, while also leading us through the fray between new word partisans, and those who resist them strenuously. He concludes with advice about how to make your own successful coinage. The Hidden History of Coined Words will appeal not just to word mavens but history buffs, trivia contesters, and anyone who loves the immersive power of language.
Author : Lynda Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317008251
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Transforming Gender, Sex, and Place written by Lynda Johnston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transgender, gender variant and intersex people are in every sector of all societies, yet little is known about their relationship to place. Using a trans, feminist and queer geographical framework, this book invites readers to consider the complex relationship between transgender people, spaces and places. This book addresses questions such as, how is place and space transformed by gender variant bodies, and vice versa? Where do some gender variant people feel in and / or out of place? What happens to space when binary gender is unravelled and subverted? Exploring the diverse politics of gender variant embodied experiences through interviews and community action, this book demonstrates that gendered bodies are constructed through different social, cultural and economic networks. Firsthand stories and international examples reveal how transgender people employ practices and strategies to both create and contest different places, such as: bodies; homes; bathrooms; activist spaces; workplaces; urban night spaces; nations and transnational borders. Arguing that bodies, gender, sex and space are inextricably linked, this book brings together contemporary scholarly debates, original empirical material and popular culture to consider bodies and spaces that revolve around, and resist, binary gender. It will be a valuable resource in Geography, Gender and Sexuality studies.
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Total Pages : 976 pages
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Author : James Maitland
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ISBN 13 : 9781691899852
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (998 download)
Download or read book American Slang Dictionary written by James Maitland and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1891 reprint.
