{"product_id":"digger-dialects-used-book","title":"Digger Dialects  ** USED BOOK **","description":"\u003ch1\u003eW.H. Downing's\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eDigger Dialects \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eby \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(editors)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eJ. M. Arthur \u0026amp; W.S. Ramson \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eUSED BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood (G):\u003c\/strong\u003e Describes the average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects will be noted on the listing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBowed \u003c\/strong\u003e- A condition of the covers or boards of a hardcover book. Bowed covers may turn inward toward the leaves or outward away from the leaves. The condition generally results from a rapid change in the level of moisture in the air and is caused by different rates of expansion or contraction of the paste-down and the outer material covering the board.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoxed \/ Foxing \u003c\/strong\u003e- Brown spotting of the paper caused by a chemical reaction, generally found in 19th century books, particularly in steel engravings of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigger Dialects is a unique record of one of Australian English's most creative and crowded hours.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe words and phrases used by Australian Service personnel in World War I were recorded 'live' in 1919 by W.H.Downing and are presented here with editorial comments and additions by J.M. Arthur and W.S. Ramson. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWords which have new meanings or wider applications are frozen as they were in 1919; words which meant something then mean little now and need to be explained. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho would know without help that \"to go into cold storage\" meant \"to be killed in the winter of 1916\" or that \"kangaroo feathers\" was a jocular name for the emu plumes worn by a member of the Australian Light Horse?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition preserves the character and integrity of the original.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is enhanced by almost 100 illustrations, drawn from field or troopship magazines, providing something of the spirit and flavour of the times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePROD CODE : 9780195532333-C1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Khaki \u0026 Green Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67505307320569,"sku":"9780195532333-C1","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/4703\/2569\/files\/9780195532333-C1.jpg?v=1793060233","url":"https:\/\/khaki-green.com.au\/products\/digger-dialects-used-book","provider":"Khaki and Green Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}