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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries
Volume II: 1785-1858
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- Authors
- Reviews
- Lecturer Resources
- Teacher Resources
- Student Resources
- Sample Pages
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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.
1. Francis Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
2. Dictionaries Based on Grose's
3. Humphry Tristram Potter
4. James Hardy Vaux
5. Pierce Egan
6. John Bee
7. Minor British Cant and Slang Lists
8. Some American Cant and Slang Lists
9. College Dictionaries
10. Conclusions
Appendix
Bibliography
Word Index
Subject Index
Julie Coleman , University of Leicester