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"A fascinating glimpse into a world in which a secret language was at once menacing and thrilling."--Times Literary Supplement "A fascinating glimpse into a world in which a secret language was at once menacing and thrilling."--Times Literary Supplement "A fascinating glimpse into a world in which a secret language was at once menacing and thrilling."--Times Literary Supplement
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This is the first volume in a complete history of the documentation of English cant and slang from 1567 to the present. It gives unparalleled insights into the early history of slang, the people who used it, and how and why it was recorded. Well over a hundred glossaries of cant and slang were published between 1567 and 1784. The cant lists reveal the secret language allegedly used by thieves and beggars to conceal their illicit conspiracies: Dr Coleman investigates where and how they were produced and the relationship between such lists and canting literature. She considers why this period was so fascinated by crime and by criminals, and apparently so obsessed with the need to record their language. How far, she asks, are the lists genuine records of contemporary cant, and how far the products of literary invention? Who produced them, and how were they researched? Who bought them, and what did they hope to gain from them? This absorbing and astute book will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in English slang and its history. It also provides unusual and unexpected insights into the underworlds of early modern England.
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- VerlagOxford University Press, USA
- Erscheinungsdatum2008
- ISBN 10 0199557098
- ISBN 13 9780199557097
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten272
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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: 1567-1784 (Volume 1)
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Oxford University Press, Usa, 2008
ISBN 10: 0199557098
ISBN 13: 9780199557097
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Zustand: Good. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780199557097. Artikel-Nr. 9716677
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