Forthcoming Slang and Jargon Books

Forthcoming Books

1. The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

   Edited by Tom Dalzell

   The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers,...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
2. Global English Slang

   Methodologies and Perspectives

   Edited by Julie Coleman

   This book provides a series of snapshots of current English slang usage around the world, both in countries where English is a first or second language and in multi-lingual contexts. The 19 chapters, authored by leading international authorities, range from Inner City New York slang and Hip Hop...

   To Be Published November 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

   The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys,...

   To Be Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge