Slang : the people's poetry /
Michael Adams.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- xv, 238 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"What it is?": the essentials of slang -- Fitting in: social dynamics of slang -- Standing out: aesthetic dimensions of slang -- It's all in your head: cognitive aspects of slang.
9780195314632 0195314638
2008028923
English language--Slang. English language--Jargon. Rhyming slang. Poetry.