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FDAGFootball Talk: The Language & Folklore of the World's Greatest Game | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter Seddon
Publisher: Anova Books
Category: Book
Buy Used: $119.71
Sales Rank: 2121129
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1861056834
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781861056832
ASIN: 1861056834
Publication Date: August 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
In soccer's first linguistic odyssey, Peter Seddon explores how words came about to describe football kit, boots, and balls; playing techniques, foul play, girl talk, and team terminology; and the language of commentators and footie mags, to list just a few examples. This is the definitive guide to soccer's history and culture in its widest sense, and the book's nostalgic and often humorous approach encapsulates Britain's two greatest exports—the English language and soccer. Whether you're a football fanatic, armchair enthusiast, or wordsmith, learning "footie-speak" has never been easier.
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