| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction; Preface; Slayer Slang; Making Slayer Slang; Studying the Micro-histories of Words; Ephemeral Language; GLOSSARY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Summary |
In its seven years on television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim and a massive cult following among teen viewers. One of the most distinguishing features of the show is the innovative way its writers play with language--fabricating new words, morphing existing ones, and throwing usage on its head. The result has been a strikingly resonant lexicon that reflects the power of both youth culture and television in the evolution of American slang. Using the show to illustrate how new slang is formed, transformed, and transmitted, Slayer Slang is one of those rare books that combine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 5, 2016) |
| SUBJECT |
Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program) -- Miscellanea
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Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program) fast |
| Subject |
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199725274 |
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0199725276 |
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1280844949 |
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9781280844942 |
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0195160339 |
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9780195160338 |
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0195175999 |
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9780195175998 |
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