The language of thieves and vagabonds : 17th and 18th century canting lexicography in England /

The object of the volume is the analysis of the main dictionaries and glossaries of the canting language (the particular jargon spoken by thieves and vagabonds) that appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries. The scholars' attention has mostly concentrated on the earliest publications - particula...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Gotti, Maurizio.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Tübingen : Niemeyer, 1999.
Series:Lexicographica. Series maior ; 94.
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