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Slayer Slang

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Slayer Slang
AuthorMichael Adams
SubjectBuffyverse
Genreacademic publication, Media Study
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
July 1, 2003
Pages320
ISBN0-19-516033-9
OCLC51769230
791.45/72 21
LC ClassPN1992.77.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

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Chapter Title
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

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  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 – 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.