A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries: Volume II: 1785-1858: 1785-1858 V. 2
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Clifford Elmer Books [1001], CHEADLE, CHES, United Kingdom.
xiv+338pp. Illus. in text. The second volume in this entertaining and revealing history of the recording and uses of slang and criminal cant, taking the story to 1858 and exploring their manifestations in the United States of America and Australia. During this period glossaries of cant were thrown into the shade by dictionaries of slang which covered a broad spectrum of non-standard English, including the language of thieves. Fascinating accounts which throw fresh light on language and life in some of the darker regions of Great Britain and the English-speaking world. Bibliography, Word and Subject Index.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bellwetherbooks [4916642], McKeesport, PA, U.S.A.
0199254702 Very Good Condition and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Light shelf wear to dust jacket from storage. Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. Tracking is not available for orders shipped outside of the United States. **Heavier books will require additional postage for International** PA Sales Tax is included in purchase price.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, greener_books_london.
The second volume of Julie Coleman's entertaining and revealing history of the recording and uses of slang and criminal cant takes the story from 1785 to 1858, and explores their manifestations in the United States of America and Australia. During this period glossaries of cant were thrown into the shade by dictionaries of slang, which now covered a broad spectrum of non-standard English, including the language of thieves. Julie Coleman shows how Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue revolutionized the lexicography of the underworld. She explores the compilation and content of the earliest Australian and American slang glossaries, whose authors included the thrice-transported James Hardy Vaux and the legendary George Matsell, New York City's first chief of police, whose The Secret Language of Crime: The Rogue's Lexicon informed the script of Martin Scorcese's film Gangs of New York. Cant represented a tangible danger to life and property, but slang threatened to undermine good behaviour and social morality. Julie Coleman shows how and why they were at once repellent and seductive. Her fascinating account casts fresh light on language and life in some of the darker regions of Great Britain and the English-speaking world. , Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1, Label: Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2005-02-17, Studio: Oxford University Press, Verkaufsrang: 5814198.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Halcyon Books, LONDON, LONDON, [RE:4].
Hardcover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, spellbound, PA, McKeesport, [RE:5].
Hardcover, 1.