A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume I: 1567-1784

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. 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).


Author: Julie Coleman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/11/2004
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.14w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780199254712

About the Author

Julie Coleman lectures in 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 (http: //www.le.ac.uk/ee/jmc21/ishll.html).

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