A history of cant and slang dictionaries.
This work provides a complete history of the documentation of English cant and slang from 1567 to the present. It gives insights into the early history of slang, the people who used it, and how and why it was recorded.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Oxford ; New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This work provides a complete history of the documentation of English cant and slang from 1567 to the present. It gives insights into the early history of slang, the people who used it, and how and why it was recorded. |
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| Item Description: | 9780199557097. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191719875 0191719870 9780199557097 0199557098 |