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The Liverpool English Dictionary: A Record of the Language of Liverpool 1850-2015

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9781786940612, 9781786948335, 1786940612, 1786948338
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1467328 bytes)
Pages
276\276
Time added
2020-11-29 04:23:01

Description

From 'Abbadabba' to 'Z-Cars', this remarkable dictionary records the rich vocabulary that has evolved over the past century and a half, as part of the complex, stratified, multi-faceted and changing culture of Liverpool. The roots/routes, meanings and histories of the words of Liverpool are presented in a concise, clear and accessible format.;Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- The language of Liverpool -- Note on the treatment of offensive terms -- The Liverpool English Dictionary -- Select Bibliography.

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