A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume III 1859-1936

A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume III 1859-1936

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-520

  Coleman, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Empire; Cant; Dictionaries; Farmer; Henley; Hotten; Language; Slang

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920924649     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199549375.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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