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Author Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791.

Title 1811 dictionary of the vulgar tongue : a dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence. / Robert Sidney Bowen.

Publication Info. [Auckland, New Zealand] : The Floating Press, 2013.
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Description 1 online resource (414 pages)
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Contents Title; Contents; Preface; Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I and J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U and V; W; X; Y; Z.
Summary Throughout history, most dictionaries have served the purpose of preserving the purity of the language, usually preferring the erudite vocabulary of the affluent upper classes to the salty, constantly evolving slang of their working-class counterparts. That began to change in the early modern period, when several innovative lexicographers began publishing collections of slang terms used by particular subcultures, such as criminals. According to scholars ...
Subject English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Slang.
English language -- Obscene words -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Slang -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
English language -- Obscene words. (OCoLC)fst00911410
English language -- Slang. (OCoLC)fst00911645
Genre/Form Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
Other Form: Print version: Grose, Francis. Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue : Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. Auckland : The Floating Press, ©2014
ISBN 9781776532766 (electronic bk.)
1776532767 (electronic bk.)
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