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Strange Vernaculars

How Eighteenth-Century Slang, Cant, Provincial Languages, and Nautical Jargon Became English

Strange Vernaculars( )
Author: Sorensen, Janet
ISBN:978-0-691-16902-6
Publication Date:Apr 2017
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $97.00
Book Description:

How vocabularies once associated with outsiders became objects of fascination in eighteenth-century Britain While eighteenth-century efforts to standardize the English language have long been studied--from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary to grammar and elocution books of the period--less well-known are the era's popular collections of odd slang, criminal argots, provincial dialects, and nautical jargon. Strange Vernaculars delves into how these...
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Book Details
Pages:352
Detailed Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Etymology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.7 x 24.1 x 2.754 cm
Book Weight:0.625 Kilograms



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