Allen, Irving L., 1931-

The city in slang New York life and popular speech / [electronic resource] : Irving Lewis Allen. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. - 307 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and indexes.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






English language--Spoken English--New York (State)--New York.
English language--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York.
English language--Slang.--New York (State)--New York
Popular culture--New York (State)--New York.
City and town life--Terminology.
Americanisms--New York (State)--New York.


New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

PE3101.N7 / A45 1993