The vulgar tongue : Green's history of slang /
"The Vulgar Tongue tells the full story of English language slang, from its origins in early British beggar books to its spread in American and Australian culture in the eighteenth century"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Summary: | "The Vulgar Tongue tells the full story of English language slang, from its origins in early British beggar books to its spread in American and Australian culture in the eighteenth century"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 419 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-407) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199398140 (hardback : acid-free paper) 0199398143 (hardback : acid-free paper) |