TY - BOOK AU - Coleman,Julie TI - A history of cant and slang dictionaries SN - 9780191720772 (ebook) : AV - PE1611 U1 - 423.0280941 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - English language KW - Lexicography KW - History KW - Early modern, 1500-1700 KW - Slang KW - Cant KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199549375.001.0001 ER -