The publication of Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue revolutionized the lexicography of non-standard English. His influence is felt in most of the dictionaries covered in this volume which copy, variously, his carefully documented reliance on written sources, his delighted revelation of first-hand experience of the seedier side of London life, and his word-list. During this period, glossaries of cant are thrown into the shade by dictionaries of slang, which include the language of thieves, but cover a much broader spectrum of non-standard English. While cant represented a practical threat to property and life, slang was a moral threat to the very structure of society. In the 1820s, Pierce Egan's Life in London demonstrated how popular and successful slang literature could be among the masses. This volume also includes the earliest Australian and American slang glossaries, by individuals like James Hardy Vaux (a convict transported three times) and George Matsell (New York's first chief of police).
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Julie Coleman lectures on English Historical Linguistics and Medieval Literature at the University of Leicester. She has written widely on English lexicology and lexicography from the medieval period onwards, and is founder and current chair of the International Society for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology.
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college dictionaries, slang dictionary tradition, slang lists, canting lexicography, new headwords, slang lexicographers, cant dictionaries, contemporary cant, semantic coverage, flash language, usage labels, illustrative citations, university slang, encyclopaedic information, general slang, college slang, cant terms, cant language, university cant, first citations, slang dictionaries, dictionary sources, existing entries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Francis Grose, Classical Dictionary, Dictionaries Based, Pierce Egan, Lexicon Balatronicum, New York, Humphry Tristram Potter, Flash Dictionary, James Hardy Vaux, John Bee, The Vulgar Tongue, Sinks of London, Provincial Glossary, Harman's Caveat, Ducange Anglicus, Egan's Life, George's Fields, Oxford University Press, Bob Logic, United States, The Olio, Life's Painter, London Guide, William Perry, Bampfylde-Moore Carew Browse Sample Pages:
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college dictionaries, slang dictionary tradition, slang lists, canting lexicography, new headwords, slang lexicographers, cant dictionaries, contemporary cant, semantic coverage, flash language, usage labels, illustrative citations, university slang, encyclopaedic information, general slang, college slang, cant terms, cant language, university cant, first citations, slang dictionaries, dictionary sources, existing entries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Francis Grose, Classical Dictionary, Dictionaries Based, Pierce Egan, Lexicon Balatronicum, New York, Humphry Tristram Potter, Flash Dictionary, James Hardy Vaux, John Bee, The Vulgar Tongue, Sinks of London, Provincial Glossary, Harman's Caveat, Ducange Anglicus, Egan's Life, George's Fields, Oxford University Press, Bob Logic, United States, The Olio, Life's Painter, London Guide, William Perry, Bampfylde-Moore Carew Browse Sample Pages:
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