A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: 1785-1858

A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: 1785-1858

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-352

  Coleman, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Cant; Criminal language; Dictionaries; Francis grose; Glossaries; James hardy vaux; Non standard english; Slang; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920983677     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199557103.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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