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[ Regional dictionary of slang : Pskov and the Pskov area]
Moscow: ELPIS, 2006 381 p Serie: Filologicheskie slovari russkogo iazyka Hardcover. 12 x 17 cm ISBN: 5902872057 Language: Russian
Every place has its own jargon which is known only by local people and make them "ours" and those who do not understand these words - strangers. Most of these words are created by young people and therefore reflect their "new” language. This dictionary continues the line of Russian dictionaries of local slang and includes about 2,000 jargon words of the city of Pskov and Pskov Oblast: local toponymes, microtoponyms, nick names of local people and goods. The book also contains a topical index and detailed map of the city with slang toponymes.
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