Slang the people's poetry / [electronic resource] :
Michael Adams.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- xv, 238 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"What it is?": the essentials of slang -- Fitting in: social dynamics of slang -- Standing out: aesthetic dimensions of slang -- It's all in your head: cognitive aspects of slang.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
English language--Slang. English language--Jargon. Rhyming slang. Poetry.