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A history of cant and slang dictionaries.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coleman, Julie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford ; New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
English language > Lexicography > History.
English language > Slang > Lexicography.
Cant > Great Britain > Lexicography.
Lexicography > Great Britain.
Anglais (Langue) > Argot > Lexicographie.
Cant > Grande-Bretagne > Lexicographie.
Lexicographie > Grande-Bretagne.
English language > Lexicography
Lexicography
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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