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A history of cant and slang dictionaries. Volume II, 1785-1858.

The second volume of Julie Coleman's fascinating and entertaining history of the uses and the recording of slang and criminal cant takes the story from 1785 to 1858, exploring its first manifestations in the USA and Australia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coleman, Julie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
English language > Lexicography > History.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Lexicography.
English language > Slang > History.
Cant > Great Britain > History.
Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Lexicographie.
Anglais (Langue) > Argot > Histoire.
Cant > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Cant.
English language > Early modern > Lexicography.
English language > Lexicography.
English language > Slang.
Great Britain.
English Language.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
Electronic books.
History.
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Call Number: PE1611 .C57 2008
 
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