![]() ![]() ![]() Theoretically in linguistics, any corpus or body of vocabulary is worth recording. A dictionary like this, which specializes in terms not to be lightly used in polite society, may therefore be thought of as teaching and advocating these terms. Why This Book Was Made Why devote a book to this sort of uncouth language? Dictionaries are popularly thought to have strong influence, giving validity and authority to the entries and therefore having social and moral impact. Also, the editor must attempt to explain what slang is and the history of slang lexicography. ![]() PREFACE To the Fourth Edition T HE EDITOR OF A DICTIONARY OF SLANG owes explanations to the general reader about why such a book is made, how it was made, and how to use it. Y Z APPENDIX A: Words for “Drunk,” “Intoxicated,” and “Intoxicated by Drugs” APPENDIX B: Guide to Text Messaging Abbreviations Copyright About the Publisher Founding EditorĬONTENTS PREFACE to the Fourth Edition GUIDE to the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X DICTIONARY OF American Slang FOURTH EDITIONīARBARA ANN KIPFER Ph.D. ![]()
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