01539cam a2200361 a 4500 15352101 OSt 20150408113956.0 111213s2009 enk b 001 0 eng 2008028923 9780195314632 0195314638 (OCoLC)ocn233798803 DLC MU PE3711 .A33 2009 21 427.973 A M S Adams, Michael, 1961- 7831 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. English language Slang. 5660 English language Jargon. 7832 Rhyming slang. 7833 Poetry. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008028923.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2008028923-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2008028923-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc DVD 19574 254074 0 2013-03-10 0 0 427.973 A M S n 1 2011-12-13 IC 00100952 IC 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 427.973 A M S n 2 2011-12-13 IC 00100951 IC 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0