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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries Ser.: History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries : Volume II: 1785-1858 by Julie Coleman (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199254702

ISBN-139780199254705

eBay Product ID (ePID)30766999

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameHistory of Cant and Slang Dictionaries : Volume II: 1785-1858

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectLexicography, Linguistics / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

AuthorJulie Coleman

SeriesA History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight23.3 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-298362

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingA

Reviews"A fascinating glimpse into a world in which a secret language was at once menacing and thrilling."--Times Literary Supplement, A scholarly study, scrupulously researched and statistically informative; it is also entertaining to read.

Volume NumberVol. 2

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal423/.028

Table Of Content1. Francis Grose2. Dictionaries Based on Grose's3. Humphry Tristram Potter4. James Hardy Vaux5. Pierce Egan6. John Bee7. Minor British Cant and Slang Lists8. Some American Cant and Slang Lists9. College Dictionaries10. Conclusions

SynopsisThe second volume of Julie Coleman's fascinating and entertaining history of the uses and the recording of slang and criminal cant takes the story from 1785 to 1858 and explores its first manifestations in the USA and Australia. During this period glossaries of cant are thrown into the shade by dictionaries of slang, which now include the language of thieves and cover a broad spectrum of non-standard English. Cant represented a practical threat to life and property. Slang, the author reveals, was a threat to the moral core of society, insidiously seductive to a wide section of the public. Julie Coleman shows how Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue revolutionised lexicography of non-standard English. She explores the earliest Australian and American slang glossaries, whose authors included the thrice-transported James Hardy Vaux and George Matsell, New York City's first chief of police., The second volume (volume 1, 1567-1784, published in January 2004) of Julie Coleman's fascinating and entertaining history of the uses and the recording of slang and criminal cant takes the story from 1785 to 1858 and explores its first manifestations in the USA and Australia., The publication of Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue revolutionized the lexicography of non-standard English. His influence is felt in most of the dictionaries covered in this volume which copy, variously, his carefully documented reliance on written sources, his delighted revelation of first-hand experience of the seedier side of London life, and his word-list. During this period, glossaries of cant are thrown into the shade by dictionaries of slang, which include the language of thieves, but cover a much broader spectrum of non-standard English. While cant represented a practical threat to property and life, slang was a moral threat to the very structure of society. In the 1820s, Pierce Egan's Life in London demonstrated how popular and successful slang literature could be among the masses. This volume also includes the earliest Australian and American slang glossaries, by individuals like James Hardy Vaux (a convict transported three times) and George Matsell (New York's first chief of police)., 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.

LC Classification NumberPE1611