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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Julie Coleman (University of Leicester)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.416kg ISBN: 9780199557097ISBN 10: 0199557098 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 20 November 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Abbreviations and Conventions Introduction 1: The Beggars are Coming to Town 2: The Harman-Lists 3: The Head-Lists 4: The B. E.-Lists 5: The Life of Bampfylde-Moore Carew 6: Other Cant and Slang Lists 7: Cant in Other Dictionaries 8: Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Subject Index Word IndexReviews<br> A fascinating glimpse into a world in which a secret language was at once menacing and thrilling. --Times Literary Supplement<br> Author InformationJulie Coleman is Reader in English at the University of Leicester and founder of the International Society for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology. Her research interests lie in the history of the English language, particularly the history of the lexis. She is the author of A Thesaurus of Love, Sex, and Marriage (Rodopi 1999). The first two volumes of her history of cant and slang dictionaries, on the periods 1567-1785 and 1785-1858, were published by OUP in 2004. A third volume is being published in 2008 and a fourth volume, taking the history to 1984, is in preparation. She is the joint editor with Anne McDermott of Historical Lexicography and Lexicology: Papers from the first ICHLL, which is to be published by Niemeyer in Tübingen. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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