A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume 2: 1785-1858
Author:   Julie Coleman (University of Leicester)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199254705


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   09 December 2004
Format:   Hardback
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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume 2: 1785-1858


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Author:   Julie Coleman (University of Leicester)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.668kg
ISBN:  

9780199254705


ISBN 10:   0199254702
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   09 December 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Francis Grose 2: Dictionaries Based on Grose's 3: Humphry Tristram Potter 4: James Hardy Vaux 5: Pierce Egan 6: John Bee 7: Minor British Cant and Slang Lists 8: Some American Cant and Slang Lists 9: College Dictionaries 10: Conclusions

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A fascinating glimpse into a world in which a secret language was at once menacing and thrilling. TLS A scholarly study, scrupulously researched and statistically informative; it is also entertaining to read. TLS


A fascinating glimpse into a world in which a secret language was at once menacing and thrilling. A scholarly study, scrupulously researched and statistically informative; it is also entertaining to read. TLS


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Julie Coleman lectures on English Historical Linguistics and Medieval Literature at the University of Leicester. She has written widely on English lexicology and lexicography from the medieval period onwards, and is founder and current chair of the International Society for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology.

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