Tony Thorne (born 1950 in Cairo, Egypt) is a British author, linguist and lexicographer specialising in slang, jargon and cultural history. He is a leading authority on language change and language usage in the UK and across the English-speaking world.
Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang,[1] published by Bloomsbury in February 2014, remains one of the only treatments of the subject to be based on examples of authentic speech rather than purely upon written or broadcast sources, while Shoot the Puppy, a survey of the latest buzzwords and jargon, drew upon his inside experience of corporate life while working as a communications consultant for multinationals, NGOs and business schools.[2] His 100 Words That Make the English, published by Abacus in April 2011, consists of essays on one hundred key words that are most emblematic of English identity in the 20th and 21st centuries.[3]
After explorations in Central and Eastern Europe following the fall of communism and the opening of lost archives, Tony Thorne published the definitive English-language biography of the 16th century Hungarian Countess Erzsebet Bathory, reputed to be a mass murderer who bathed in the blood of her victims.[4] His Children of the Night is a comprehensive account of the historical origins of the vampire myth as well as its subsequent representations in literature and popular culture. The book additionally examines contemporary vampire culture through interviews with self-styled ‘living vampires'.
From 1991 to 2007 he was Director of the Language Centre at King's College London where he is now Visiting Consultant. He founded and oversees the Slang and New Language Archive at King's, a library and database resource recording language change and tracking linguistic controversies.
He has written and presented programmes on language and popular culture for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and is a regular contributor to media discussions of language controversies,[6] communication technologies and lifestyle innovations. He contributed the ‘Yoofspeak' column to the Times Educational Supplement and wrote the 'Bizword' column in British Airway's Business Life magazine. Thorne also acts as independent consultant and expert witness in legal proceedings involving copyright and branding disputes, and criminal proceedings involving the interpretation of slang and criminal language.[7] Most recently he has compiled lexicons of language relating to Brexit and populism,[8] recorded and commented on new language associated with the Coronavirus pandemic and new language usage by GenZ and TikTokers.[9]
Worksedit
Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, Bloomsbury, first published 1990; latest (4th) edition published 2014 ISBN978-14081-8179-9
Jolly Wicked, Actually: The 100 Words That Make Us English, Little, Brown Book Group, 2009 ISBN1-4087-0089-1, published in a revised paperback edition entitled The 100 Words That Make the English, Abacus, 2011 ISBN978-0-349-12103-1
Ed M Jazbec, European Perspectives Volume 3, Number 1, 2011 ISSN 1855-7694
The Extraordinary Art of Laurie Lipton, beinArt Publishing, Brunswick, Victoria, 2010 ISBN978-0-9803231-2-2
Ed K Malmkjaer, Routledge Linguistics Encyclopedia, Routledge, London, 2009 ISBN9780415421041
(with Neil Murray) (eds) Multicultural Perspectives on English Language and Literature, Tallinn Pedagogical University/King's College London, Tallinn, London, 2004 ISBN9985-58-336-1
Malcolm McKesson, Matriarchy: Freedom in Bondage, Heck Editions, New York, 1996
Referencesedit
^Roland White, Education: If you want to talk slang, you’ll need this phat guide, Sunday Times, 17 July 2005
^William Leith, Shoot the puppy (meaning: dare to do the unthinkable), Daily Telegraph, 13 Aug 2006
^Lynne Truss, Jolly Wicked Actually, Sunday Times, August 23 2009
^George Szirtes, Vampire Goes West, Times Literary Supplement, 27 June 1997.
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Tony Thorne born 1950 in Cairo Egypt is a British author linguist and lexicographer specialising in slang jargon and cultural history He is a leading authority on language change and language usage in the UK and across the English speaking world Contents 1 Career 2 Works 3 Contributor 4 References 5 External linksCareer editThorne attended Hampton School and the University of Kent at Canterbury Thorne s Dictionary of Contemporary Slang 1 published by Bloomsbury in February 2014 remains one of the only treatments of the subject to be based on examples of authentic speech rather than purely upon written or broadcast sources while Shoot the Puppy a survey of the latest buzzwords and jargon drew upon his inside experience of corporate life while working as a communications consultant for multinationals NGOs and business schools 2 His 100 Words That Make the English published by Abacus in April 2011 consists of essays on one hundred key words that are most emblematic of English identity in the 20th and 21st centuries 3 After explorations in Central and Eastern Europe following the fall of communism and the opening of lost archives Tony Thorne published the definitive English language biography of the 16th century Hungarian Countess Erzsebet Bathory reputed to be a mass murderer who bathed in the blood of her victims 4 His Children of the Night is a comprehensive account of the historical origins of the vampire myth as well as its subsequent representations in literature and popular culture The book additionally examines contemporary vampire culture through interviews with self styled living vampires Thorne has also written a life of the 18th century French waxworker Madame Tussaud for children and writes on outsider and visionary art 5 From 1991 to 2007 he was Director of the Language Centre at King s College London where he is now Visiting Consultant He founded and oversees the Slang and New Language Archive at King s a library and database resource recording language change and tracking linguistic controversies He has written and presented programmes on language and popular culture for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service and is a regular contributor to media discussions of language controversies 6 communication technologies and lifestyle innovations He contributed the Yoofspeak column to the Times Educational Supplement and wrote the Bizword column in British Airway s Business Life magazine Thorne also acts as independent consultant and expert witness in legal proceedings involving copyright and branding disputes and criminal proceedings involving the interpretation of slang and criminal language 7 Most recently he has compiled lexicons of language relating to Brexit and populism 8 recorded and commented on new language associated with the Coronavirus pandemic and new language usage by GenZ and TikTokers 9 Works editDictionary of Contemporary Slang Bloomsbury first published 1990 latest 4th edition published 2014 ISBN 978 14081 8179 9 Jolly Wicked Actually The 100 Words That Make Us English Little Brown Book Group 2009 ISBN 1 4087 0089 1 published in a revised paperback edition entitled The 100 Words That Make the English Abacus 2011 ISBN 978 0 349 12103 1 Shoot the Puppy Penguin London 2007 ISBN 0 14 102706 1 Madame Tussaud Short Books London 2004 ISBN 1 904095 29 1 Children of the Night Victor Gollancz London 1999 ISBN 0 575 06646 6 Countess Dracula Bloomsbury London 1997 ISBN 0 7475 2900 0 Fads Fashions amp Cults Bloomsbury London 1993 ISBN 0 7475 1384 8Contributor editEd J Coleman Global English Slang Routledge London 2014 ISBN 978 0 415 84268 6 Ed M Jazbec European Perspectives Volume 3 Number 1 2011 ISSN 1855 7694 The Extraordinary Art of Laurie Lipton beinArt Publishing Brunswick Victoria 2010 ISBN 978 0 9803231 2 2 Ed K Malmkjaer Routledge Linguistics Encyclopedia Routledge London 2009 ISBN 9780415421041 with Neil Murray eds Multicultural Perspectives on English Language and Literature Tallinn Pedagogical University King s College London Tallinn London 2004 ISBN 9985 58 336 1 Malcolm McKesson Matriarchy Freedom in Bondage Heck Editions New York 1996References edit Roland White Education If you want to talk slang you ll need this phat guide Sunday Times 17 July 2005 William Leith Shoot the puppy meaning dare to do the unthinkable Daily Telegraph 13 Aug 2006 Lynne Truss Jolly Wicked Actually Sunday Times August 23 2009 George Szirtes Vampire Goes West Times Literary Supplement 27 June 1997 Wounds that bleed eternally Raw Vision 32 Mind Your Slanguage Ching wap ox Slang interpreters decipher texts for court evidence TheGuardian com 29 March 2019 Brexitspeak growing too fast for public to keep up say experts TheGuardian com 5 October 2019 Covidiots Quarantinis Linguist explains how COVID 19 has infected our language CBC Radio External links edithttps www kcl ac uk research slang and new language https language and innovation com http www lawagency co uk writer tony thorne http issuu com 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