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... of translation as war by turning to the question of Tagalog slang, theorized by Nick Joaquin. What emerges in the history of Tagalog slang is a different politics of language, based on translation not as war but as play. It also entails the conversion of history into language. Language thus is less a tool...

... American English colonial education Philippines Tagalog slang Renato Constantino Nick Joaquin ...

... on the inability of Filipinos to learn English properly, thanks largely to the insurgent recalcitrance of the vernaculars. The chapter asks if there is an alternative to this conception of translation as war by turning to the question of Tagalog slang, theorized by Nick Joaquin. What emerges in the history...

... Garçon’s and Paradise’s employees are hired precisely for their capacity to promote dansō , josō , and otoko no ko (the last is slang for male-to-female cross-dressing), they also capitalize on these same categories to strategically position themselves and negotiate their relationships with other...

... in the U.S. Díaz’s narrative representation of this experience is important because most Latino/a writers have used poetry to render and experiment with black and Latino street slang. The chapter explores the ways the African diaspora, U.S. imperialism, and the exodus of Dominicans to the United States...

..., Latino, and an immigrant in the U.S. Díaz’s narrative representation of this experience is important because most Latino/a writers have used poetry to render and experiment with black and Latino street slang. The chapter explores the ways the African diaspora, U.S. imperialism, and the exodus...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...

... York: Harper and Row, 1948); John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley, Slang and Its Analogues, Past and Present (London: By subscription, 1890–1904); John S. Farmer, Americanisms—Old and New: A Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Colloquialisms (London: Privately printed by Thomas Poulter, 1889); M. Schele...