American Slang 美国俚语

图书标准信息

• 作者 Barbara Ann Kipfer（芭芭拉·安·基普弗） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2008-07
• 版次 4
• ISBN 9780061179471
• 定价 186.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 576页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThisfullyupdatedandabridgedfourtheditionofAmericanSlangcontainsmorethan1,500newtermsrepresentingthevarietyandvigorofAmericanslang,from"yadayadayada"to"yomomma."There'snobetterresourceforthosewhoarecuriousaboutlanguage,fascinatedbycounterculture,orjustcompletelyconfusedwhenotherpeopletalk.

Likepreviouseditions,thiseditionfeaturespronunciationguides,wordorigins,examplesofappropriateusageaswellasahelpfulhighlightingsystemthatletsyouknowwhichtermsshouldbeusedwithcaution,andneverinpolitecompany.BothanimportantarchiveofthewayAmericaisreallytalkingandalotoffuntoread,AmericanSlangwillprovetobeaninvaluablecompanioninkeepingupwiththedauntinglyjargon-filled,quicklyevolvinglanguageoftoday.

【作者简介】

Dr.BarbaraAnnKipferisalexicographerandreviserofRoget'sInternationalThesaurus,aswellasauthorof14,000ThingstoBeHappyAbout.