Title A history of cant and slang dictionaries

Published New York ; Oxford ; New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Summary 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 Notes 9780199557097 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject English language -- Lexicography -- History English language -- Slang -- Lexicography Cant -- Great Britain -- Lexicography Lexicography -- Great Britain English language -- Lexicography Lexicography Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191719875 0191719870 9780199557097 0199557098

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