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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume I: 1567-1784

A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume I: 1567-1784

Hardcover

Series: History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries

Dictionaries & EncyclopediasLinguistics

ISBN10: 0199254710
ISBN13: 9780199254712
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 11 2004
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.54
Language: English
The first of three volumes (volume 2, 1785-1874, forthcoming in 2005; volume 3, 1874 to present, forthcoming in 2007) comprising a complete history of the recording of English cant and slang - the jargon of sport, trade, and crime - which give unparalleled insights into the history of slang and the people who used it. Provides information on words and their meanings such as 'ziff' (a young thief), 'bundletail' (a short fat or squat lass), and 'arsworm' (a little diminutive fellow).

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