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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume 1: 1567-1784
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coleman, Julie, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource. : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford ; New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work provides a complete history of the documentation of English cant and slang from 1567 to the present. It gives insights into the early history of slang, the people who used it, and how and why it was recorded.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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