Slayer Slang

Slayer Slang

Author	Michael Adams
Subject	Buffyverse
Genre	academic publication, Media Study
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	July 1, 2003
Pages	320
ISBN	0-19-516033-9
OCLC	51769230
Dewey Decimal	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

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

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.
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.