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| Author: Julie Coleman |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
ISBN-10: 0199254702
ISBN-13: 9780199254705
Buy.com Sku: 39867245
Publish Date: 10/4/2010
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(in Inches) 9.25H x 6.5L x 1.25T
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| This is the first of three volumes (volume 2, 1785-1874, forthcoming in 2005; volume 3, 1874 to present, forthcoming in 2007) comprising a complete history of the recording of English cant and slang - the jargon of sport, trade, and crime - which give unparalleled insights into the history of slang and the people who used it. It provides information on words and their meanings such as 'ziff' (a young thief), 'bundletail' (a short fat or squat lass), and 'arsworm' (a little diminutive fellow). |
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