A history of cant and slang dictionaries.
Coleman, Julie.
A history of cant and slang dictionaries. Vol. III, 1859-1936 [electronic resource] / Julie Coleman. Vol. 3, 1859-1936. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xvii, 489 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This third volume of this acclaimed history casts light on life across the globe, from Canadian and Australian settlers, London cockneys, & American schoolboys to New York ganglang, the narcotics trade, & the entertainment business.
9780191720772 (ebook) : No price
English language--Lexicography--History.
English language--Lexicography.--Early modern, 1500-1700
English language--Slang--History.
Cant--History.--Great Britain
PE1611
423.0280941
A history of cant and slang dictionaries. Vol. III, 1859-1936 [electronic resource] / Julie Coleman. Vol. 3, 1859-1936. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xvii, 489 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This third volume of this acclaimed history casts light on life across the globe, from Canadian and Australian settlers, London cockneys, & American schoolboys to New York ganglang, the narcotics trade, & the entertainment business.
9780191720772 (ebook) : No price
English language--Lexicography--History.
English language--Lexicography.--Early modern, 1500-1700
English language--Slang--History.
Cant--History.--Great Britain
PE1611
423.0280941