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COPYRIGHT 2004 Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon. Michael Adams. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
The television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) attracted critical acclaim, a devoted fan base, and much academic attention, including an international conference and numerous books and articles. Michael Adams joins the academy's engagement with Sunnydale's finest with this intriguing book, Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon.
As Adams notes, language in Buffy is an essential part of the show's appeal to a broad audience. Although the characters employ general American slang, they...
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