Dictionary of American Slang, Third Edition《美国俚语词典》第三版 精装 封面封底有磨损 如图

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robert L.、Harold、Barbara Ann Kipfer 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 1998-02
• ISBN 9780062701077
• 定价 450.80元
• 装帧 其他
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 617页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Originallypublishedin1960，TheDictionaryofAmericanSlangiswidelyregardedasthestandardinitsfield.Expandedandcompletelyupdated，thisthirdeditioncontainsmorethan19，000termsofrepresentingthevarietyandvigorofAmericanslang，fromthemostwidelyacceptabletothetaboo，andcoveringallperiodsofAmericanhistory--fromthegypsies，soldiers，railroadworkersandcowboysofthe19thcenturytomoremodernspawninggroundssuchastherock'n'rollworld，thecorporatesector，African-Americans，gaysandlesbiansandmanymore.Intimatelyconnectedwiththefringesofourcultureandrespondingwithvigilancetonewdevelopmentsintechnology，slangisthefastestchangingpartofourlanguage.Thisneweditionconsidersthesubculturesthathaveemergedinthewakeofthepastdecade'stechnologicalandcommunicationadvances，includingtheadventofcomputerusageathomeandintheworkplaceandtheexplosionoftheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb.Withmorethan2，000newterms，theLexiconofthe'90sisrecordedhereindefinitivedetail.Likepreviouseditions，thiseditionfeaturespronunciationguides，wordorigins，examplesofappropriateusageaswellasahelpfulhighlightingsystemthatletsyouknowwhichtermsshouldbeusedwithcaution，andneverinpolitecompany.BothasimportantarchiveofthewayAmericaisreallytalkingandalotoffuntoread，TheDictionaryofAmericanSlangwillprovetobeaninvaluablecompanioninkeepingupwiththedauntinglyjargon-filled，quicklyevolvinglanguageoftoday.