The Liverpool English Dictionary: A Record of the Language of Liverpool 1850-2015

by Tony Crowley and Tony Crowley

Book Overview

Know someone with an antwacky stem-winder? Heard the Band of Hope Street? Ever been on a vinegar trip? Do you jangle? Ever met a Cunard yank in the Dingle? Could you pay for a dodger with a joey? Have you heard a maccyowler in a jigger?

The Liverpool English Dictionary records the rich vocabulary that has evolved over the past century and a half, as part of the complex, stratified, multi-faceted and changing culture of this singular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786940612
• ISBN13: 9781786940612
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"