{"product_id":"9781623562892","title":"The Bloomsbury Dictionary of Rhyming Slangs","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bloomsbury Dictionary of Rhyming Slangs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Terry Victor, Antonio Lillo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Rhyming Slangs\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and authoritative record of the variant rhyming slangs used in the Anglophone world. The dictionary specifically records social, regional and local variation within the UK alongside an up to date survey of rhyming slangs used in World Englishes at large. It builds upon previous work in the area and establishes a rigorous and authoritative account of the hugely imaginative way that rhyme is used within slangs and argot speech. It stresses accuracy and provability alongside its diversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an academically rigorous work that is both accessible and scholarly. In the manner of the\u003ci\u003e New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English\u003c\/i\u003e this is a dictionary with authority and a personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781623562892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40819134005454,"sku":"9781623562892","price":114.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781623562892","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}