McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang

Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Spears! Ph.D.! is a reference editor and former linguistics professor who has written more than 30 dictionaries! including NTC's American Idioms Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-0273-8) and NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary (ISBN: 0-8442-5859-8). Klappentext Understand American English better by mastering its slang This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English slang expressions. Entries include definitions and examples of slang used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang Dictionary ! you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media! at work! around the house! and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage. Inside you will find: 2!000 entries with examples of everyday usageThe latest slang used in the American lexiconFun illustrations that show the humor of taking expressions too literally Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceTerms and SymbolsAbout this DictionaryDictionaryAppendix

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Spears, Richard A. Spears
• Editore: McGraw Hill Trade
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2008
• EAN: 9780071497855
• ISBN: 978-0-07-149785-5
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 225 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Strumenti per lo studio / preparazione alla maturità > Opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie; Amerikanisch-Englisch : Wörterbücher, Alltagssprache, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Dialect, slang & jargon, Dialect, slang and jargon