Slayer Slang

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Slayer Slang
AuthorMichael Adams
Subject Buffyverse
Genre academic publication, Media Study
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication date
July 1, 2003
Pages320
ISBN 0-19-516033-9
OCLC 51769230
791.45/72 21
LC Class PN1992.77.B84 A34 2003

Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon is a 2003 academic publication examining "Buffyspeak", the slang made popular by the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . [1]

The book was reviewed by Stamford Advocate 's David Podgurski, [2] The Journal of Popular Culture 's Susan Clerc, [3] Journal of English Linguistics ' Susan Tamasi, [4] American Speech 's Richard W. Bailey, [5] and College & Research Libraries News ' George M. Eberhart. [6]

Contents

ChapterTitle
Intro"Introduction" (by Jane Espenson)
01"Slayer Slang"
02"Making Slayer Slang"
03"Studying the Micro-Histories of Words"
04"Ephemeral Language"
Glossary"Slayer Slang: Glossary"

References

  1. Cleary, Caitlin (May 19, 2003). "Buffyspeak much?". The News & Observer . pp. 1C, 3C . Retrieved March 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Podgurski, David (July 3, 2003). "Book examines 'Buffy's' wordage". The Recorder . Stamford Advocate. p. 16. Retrieved March 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Clerc, Susan (November 2004). "Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon". The Journal of Popular Culture . 38 (2): 427–428. ISSN   0022-3840. ProQuest   195365789 via ProQuest.
  4. Tamasi, Susan (March 2005). "Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon". Journal of English Linguistics . 33 (1): 91–94. doi:10.1177/007542420503300106. ISSN   0075-4242.
  5. Bailey, Richard W. (2004). "Neologize Much?: Slayer Slang: A 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Lexicon". American Speech . 79 (1): 92–97. doi:10.1215/00031283-79-1-92. ISSN   0003-1283.
  6. Eberhart, George M. (October 2003). "Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon". College & Research Libraries News . Vol. 64, no. 9. p. 627. ISSN   0099-0086.