| A Dictionary of Cork Slang Revised Edition Contributor(s): Beecher, Sean (Author), Harrington, William (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0951603612 ISBN-13: 9780951603611 Publisher: Collins Press OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: A guide to the words that give color, vigor and individuality to the spoken language in Cork. It explains their meaning, gives examples of usage, and traces their derivations from sources as predictable as the Irish language to such exotic and unexpected ones as Hindustani. Shelta, as well as English, French, Norse and Dutch. There are almost 400 entries, 1.000 derivations and 21 illustrations by the renowned Cork artist William Harrington. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Dewey: 427.941 |
| LCCN: 2005415963 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.86" W x 8.44" (0.45 lbs) 116 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a collection of those words, not usually found in dictionaries, but which give colour, vigour, and individuality to a language. Each word is explained, examples of usage are given, and their derivations are traced. |