Publications

Publication details [#47573]

Coleman, Julie. 2004. A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries. Volume 1: 1567-1784. Oxford University Press. 272 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

dictionary | historical explanation | language and society | secret language | social context

Language as a subject

English, British

Annotation

This volume explores the secret language employed by thieves and beggars (during the period from 1567 to 1784) to hide their illegal conspiracies, examines the link between cant lists and canting literature, and investigates their socio-historical context.