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Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang

Author : Max Décharné
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 168177500X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang written by Max Décharné and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rollercoaster ride through the colorful history of slang—from highwaymen to hip-hop—is a fresh and exciting take on the subject: entertaining and authoritative without being patronizing, out-of-touch or voyeuristic. Slang is the language of pop culture, low culture, street culture, underground movements and secret societies; depending on your point of view, it is a badge of honor, a sign of identity or a dangerous assault on the values of polite society. Of all the vocabularies available to us, slang is the most alive, constantly evolving and—as it leaks into the mainstream and is taken up by all of us—infusing the language with a healthy dose of vitality. Witty, energetic and informative Vulgar Tongues traces the many routes of slang, beginning with the thieves and prostitutes of Elizabethan London and ending with the present day, where the centuries-old terms rap and hip-hop still survive, though their meanings have changed. On the way we will meet Dr. Johnson, World War II flying aces, pickpockets, schoolchildren, hardboiled private eyes, carnival geeks and the many eccentric characters who have tried to record slang throughout its checkered past. If you’re curious about flapdragons and ale passion, the changing meanings of punk and geek, or how fly originated on the streets of eighteenth-century London and square in Masonic lodges, this is the book for you.

The Vulgar Tongue

Author : Jonathon Green
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199398143
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Vulgar Tongue written by Jonathon Green and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Vulgar Tongue tells the full story of English language slang, from its origins in early British beggar books to its spread in American and Australian culture in the eighteenth century"--

A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Author : Captain Francis Grose
Publisher : Beard Books
ISBN 13 : 9781587982477
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (824 download)

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Book Synopsis A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by : Captain Francis Grose

Download or read book A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Captain Francis Grose and published by Beard Books. This book was released on 1931 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1931 edition of the classic that presents the fashionable words and favorite expressions of olden times.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Author : Francis Grose
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Francis Grose and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been described as defining 'Buckish Slang'. This is the language of the dandies and foppes who were to be found everywhere in nineteenth-century genteel society. Its purpose was to "enable such persons to discuss improper topics even before the ladies, without raising a blush on the cheek of modesty."

A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Author : Francis Grose
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473348692
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Francis Grose and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1811, this book is an extensive dictionary of contemporary slang and colloquialisms written by Francis Grose. Francis Grose (before 1731 - 1791) was an English draughtsman, antiquary, and lexicographer. Other notable works by this author include: "The antiquities of England and Wales", (1784), "A glossary of provincial and local words used in England" (1839) and "The antiquities of Scotland" (1797). "A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" will appeal those with an interest in lexicography and historical slang, and it would make for a charming addition to any collection. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of erotic literature.

Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Author : Francis Grose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Francis Grose and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Author : Captain Grose
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781496163141
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Captain Grose and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1811 dictionary focuses on many words used in vulgar speech and is a fascinating look back at the history, development, and change in meaning of words, making it a worthwhile read for anyone interested in English.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Author : Scáth Beorh
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781727187199
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Scáth Beorh and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1811 edition is based on Captain Francis Grose's 'Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue' first published in 1785, and is a dictionary of slang words. Grose was one of the first lexicographers to collect slang words from all corners of English-speaking society, not just from the professional underworld of pickpockets and bandits. So while 'The Vulgar Tongue' includes many of the words found in earlier 'scoundrels'' dictionaries (such as Head's 'Canting Academy'), it also lists a whole range of mundane slang words sure to inform the writer and researcher as well as entertain the vulgar.

The Slang Dictionary

Author : John Camden Hotten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Slang Dictionary written by John Camden Hotten and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Vulgar Tongue: a Glossary of Slang, Cant, and Flash Words and Phrases

Author : Ducange Anglicus (pseud.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vulgar Tongue: a Glossary of Slang, Cant, and Flash Words and Phrases written by Ducange Anglicus (pseud.) and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Author : Francis Grose
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781978429475
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue written by Francis Grose and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is one of the most important and complete of these early slang dictionaries. Spend some time with this fascinating volume to learn the slang definitions of words and phrases like "poisoned" (pregnant), "shooting the cat" (vomiting after excess alcohol consumption), and "snoozing ken" (a brothel).

The Vulgar Tongue

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780371713785
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book The Vulgar Tongue written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Vulgar Tongue

Author : Ducange Anglicus
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781356774159
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book The Vulgar Tongue written by Ducange Anglicus and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Vulgar Tongue: Comprising Two Glossaries Of Slang, Cant, And Flash Words And Phrases, Principally Used In London At The Present Day

Author : Anglicus Ducange
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781011077304
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book The Vulgar Tongue: Comprising Two Glossaries Of Slang, Cant, And Flash Words And Phrases, Principally Used In London At The Present Day written by Anglicus Ducange and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Shellac and Swing!

Author : Bruce Lindsay
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shellac and Swing! written by Bruce Lindsay and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Shellac and Swing!' tells the story of the gramophone's 'golden age,' from 1900-1955, when it helped to shape Britain's culture from the arts to warfare. The story focuses on the gramophone, the invention of Emile Berliner in the 1880s, but begins with a brief outline of the first attempts to record the human voice and of Edison's invention of the cylinder and the phonograph. It uses primary evidence, images and interviews with DJs, fans, musicians and historians to explore this fascinating and often eccentric tale. Each chapter ends with 'On the Record,' a discussion of a record that relates to the chapter's themes. Although the gramophone and its fragile shellac discs were vital to Britain's music scene-opera and music hall, the Jazz Age, the crooners, early rock'n'roll-its impact was far more extensive. Its place in British history encompasses advertising and design, fraud and piracy, phallic symbols, talking books, the threat from radio and TV, the contrasting worlds of the Salvation Army and adult 'party' discs, the creation of a parliamentary insult, new political strategies and the seditious activity of the Mau Mau. From the establishment of the Gramophone Company in London in the late 1890s to the end of shellac record production in the 1950s, the British public bought the machines and the discs in their millions and the record labels made stars of performers like Caruso, Harry Lauder, Al Bowlly and Dame Nellie Melba. 'Shellac and Swing!' explores the ways in which the gramophone helped these singers to achieve stardom but it also explores in detail and for the first time many other stories of not-so-famous performers, of the gramophone in political electioneering and of forgotten technology: the first pirate radio broadcasters, the soldiers who took their 'Trench Decca' portables to the Western Front, the invention of the Flame-O-Phone, the People's Budget recordings and the pioneering label owner and producer of 'blue' discs. The gramophone's heyday ended with the rise of rock 'n 'roll, teenagers, the 45 rpm single, the LP and the record player, but it survives today as part of a vibrant contemporary music, fashion and lifestyle scene.

The Vulgar Tongue

Author : Ducange Anglicus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781104922917
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book The Vulgar Tongue written by Ducange Anglicus and published by . This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Language!

Author : Jonathon Green
Publisher : Atlantic Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178239379X
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Language! written by Jonathon Green and published by Atlantic Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly entertaining book, Jonathon Green traces the development of slang and its trajectory through society, and offers an impassioned argument for its defence. Beginning, at least in recorded terms, in the gutter and the thieves' tavern, and displayed only in a few criminological pamphlets, slang has made its way up and out: across social classes and into every medium. There is no doubt that slang deals with those areas of life that standard English often chooses to sidestep. Certainly, slang has many more synonyms for topics such as crime, drunkenness and recreational drug-taking, sexual intercourse and the parts of the body with which we conduct it (and a variety of other functions), for madness, stupidity, unattractiveness, violence, racism and nationalism. That, for the author, is its role and its charm. Often dismissed as 'bad' language or 'swear-words', slang, he argues, is a 'counter-language', the language that says no. Born in the street it resists the niceties of the respectable. It is language's film noir, its banana skin, its pin that pops pretention. It is neither respectable nor respectful. It can be cruel, it can also be inventive, creative and very often funny. It represents us at our most human. Language! is an exuberant and rewarding work that uncovers an oral history of marginality and rebellion, of dispossession and frustration, and it shows how slang gives a vocabulary and a voice to our most guarded thoughts.