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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries - Volume 1: 1567-1784 (Hardcover, New)
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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries - Volume 1: 1567-1784 (Hardcover, New)
Series: A History Of Cant and Slang Dictionaries
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This is the first volume in a complete history of the documentation
of English cant and slang from 1567 to the present. It gives
unparalleled insights into the early history of slang, the people
who used it, and how and why it was recorded. Well over a hundred
glossaries of cant and slang were published between 1567 and 1784.
The cant lists reveal the secret language allegedly used by thieves
and beggars to conceal their illicit conspiracies: Dr Coleman
investigates where and how they were produced and the relationship
between such lists and canting literature. She considers why this
period was so fascinated by crime and by criminals, and apparently
so obsessed with the need to record their language. How far, she
asks, are the lists genuine records of contemporary cant, and how
far the products of literary invention? Who produced them, and how
were they researched? Who bought them, and what did they hope to
gain from them? This absorbing and astute book will be an
invaluable resource for anyone interested in English slang and its
history. It also provides unusual and unexpected insights into the
underworlds of early modern England.
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