Title Jargon : its uses and abuses / Walter Nash

Published Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell, 1993 Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Blackwell, 1993

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MELB	427.003 Nas/Jiu		AVAILABLE

Description x, 214 pages ; 24 cm Series The Language library Language library. Contents Introduction -- A jargoning taxonomy -- Elements of jargon -- Building the repertoire -- Jargons of production -- 'Emerging blankness' -- Jargon and literary creativity -- Movers and shakers Summary "Part essay, part discursive dictionary, this is a sharp and funny account of gobbledygook we find everywhere in our culture--in holiday brochures, menus, sports commentaries, not to mention academia."--Jacket Analysis English language Jargon English language Jargon Notes Includes an extended glossary of terms (pages 107-207) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index Subject English language -- Jargon -- Dictionaries. English language -- Jargon. English language -- Usage -- Dictionaries. English language -- Usage. Jargon (Terminology) Genre/Form Dictionaries. LC no. 92036120 ISBN 063118063X 9780631180630

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