Title: Fanboys and overdogs : the language report /
Authors: Dent, Susie.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: English language New words; English language Spoken English; English language Variation; English language Slang
Abstract: "Susie Dent explains buzzwords and more in the language report, her annual tour of the newest trends in English. Like its predecessors, fanboys and overdogs brings you the latest from the frontline of our fascinating language. From undercrackers and manbags to hoopties and uberchavs, this completely new volume charts the most recent additions to English and the changes in the way we are using it."--Jacket.
Contents: The language of events -- Bubbling under: the words of the moment -- Regulating confusion: the task of the dictionary-makers -- Ever-increasing circles: the making of new words -- Words apart: 1905 vs 2005 -- Bigging it up and playing it down: euphemism and exaggeration -- Dog-whistling in the wind: political talk -- Words in the spotlight -- Showing your label: language on the social ladder -- Worth a thousand words: images and allusions -- Shocking English: the vocabulary of swearing -- Oncoming priority: British English in the US -- For better or worse: our changing usage -- Language in the buff: the new slang -- Hound dog day: the political animal -- Catchphrases through the looking glass -- Crunking and shoegazing: new musical expression -- Smoothing out the wrinkles: the language of cosmetics -- Crinolines and chuddies: the language of the undergarment -- Trading terms: the new business-speak -- Upping the ante: new findings from the Oxford English Dictionary -- Stunners and shockers: the art of the headline -- A word a year.