A Concise Dictionary of English Slang

Slang is one of its most volatile components. This is especially true in our own century, when the cinema, newspapers and television have made language more accessible, and carried it from continent to continent more quickly than ever before. Language is alive and always changing, and slang, one of its most volatile elements, is a very elusive part of human communication. It may drop out of use gradually or quickly, or it may become accepted into standard English. The book will provide an invaluable and colourful insight into contemporary English for students or general readers.

The Concise Oxford Companion to African American

This important sourcebook for information about black writers and their craft is a welcome companion to the recently issued Norton Anthology of African American Literature. More to the point, it shows how much black literature, once relegated to the margins, has become mainstream. Here are brief biographies of more than 400 black writers, entries on some 150 works, and a host of entries on characters from novels, stories, and plays.

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Dictionary of Weighing Terms: A Guide to the Terminology of WeighingThis dictionary features definitions for more than 1,000 terms related to weight and mass, along with hundreds of full-color photographs, illustrations, and diagrams. It fills a useful niche, as no dictionaries of this type have been published recently. … In this volume, most definitions are clear, concise, and easily understandable by nonscientists. … References are included … .

This major new edition of the world-famous Concise  English Dictionary provides an authoritative description of the English language. With instant access to over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions with pronunciation, this program is ideal for anyone needing an up-to-date dictionary of current English on their PC for study, work, or home. 

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Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics, Second Edition (Concise Encyclopedias of Language and Linguistics)

Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics (COPE) 2nd edition is an authoritative single-volume reference resource comprehensively describing the discipline of pragmatics, an important branch of natural language study which deals with the various implied meanings of a given idea imparted in speech.

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