Roxanne But
List of John Benjamins publications for which Roxanne But plays a role.
Article
2013 The role of context in the meaning specification of cant and slang words in eighteenth-century English Meaning in the History of English: Words and texts in context, Jucker, Andreas H., Daniela Landert, Annina Seiler and Nicole Studer-Joho (eds.), pp. 129–154 | Article
This paper aims to explore the ways in which context is necessary for the meaning construction and understanding of the cant lexis (“thieves’ slang”) in actual language use. Taking a historical pragmatic approach, I investigate the use of one cant term (cull) in eighteenth-century texts drawn from… read more