A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address
By Leslie Dunkling
Published June 7th 1990 by Routledge – 272 pages
Description
Why are speakers of English always calling each other names? This book is for those who want to explore the terms of address used in English. Presented in a highly readable form, it provides a guide to usage and much to entertain.
Reviews
`Here is a truly comprehsive treasure-house (2,000 entries) of those curious, endearing, abusive, formal and poetic terms of address English speakers, in Britain and the U.S.A. particularly, have been wont to call each other since Shakespeare's time, in public and private, in print and whisper … an excellent scholarly treatment of this fascinating topic' - English Today
`This scholarly work deals with an aspect of mailing that has received nothing like the attention it deserves. One of the most valuable features of this study is the Introduction … the volume is an original and entertaining compendium of facts and quotes.' - Adrian Room, Names
`Leslie Dunkling has produced a dictionary `which deals as comprehensively as possible with the terms of address … used by English-speaking people'. It is of interest to native speakers of English, but it will be most useful to foreign students of English throughout the world.' - Contemporary Review
Author Bio
Leslie Dunkling is Senior Producer for BBC English, BBC World Service.
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