Dictionary of Jargon (Routledge Revivals)

Dictionary of Jargon (Routledge Revivals)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 1445
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ISBN-10 : 9781317908173
ISBN-13 : 1317908171
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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Jargon (Routledge Revivals) by : Jonathon Green

Download or read book Dictionary of Jargon (Routledge Revivals) written by Jonathon Green and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 1445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1987, the Dictionary of Jargon expands on its predecessor Newspeak (Routledge Revivals, 2014) as an authoritative reference guide to specialist occupational slang, or jargon. Containing around 21, 000 entries, the dictionary encompasses a truly eclectic range of fields and includes extensive coverage of both British and U.S. jargon. Areas dealt with range from marketing to medicine, from advertising to artificial intelligence and from skiing to sociology. This is a fascinating resource for students of lexicography and professional lexicographers, as well as the general inquisitive reader.


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