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Now available in a fourth, revised, and greatly expanded edition, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms records the ingenuity of the Australian vernacular and provides a unique insight into Australian life and culture. This well-known dictionary, first published in 1978, offers the first and the most recent colloquial coinages. Words and idioms are drawn from a wide range of historical and contemporary sources--chiefly newspapers, magazines and novels--and each entry is shown in context, with origins and derivations.
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 4th edition (June 20, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 019553798X
ISBN-13: 978-0195537987
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 1 x 5.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
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