Dictionary of the Underworld (Routledge Revivals) - British and American

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; Abreviations and Principal Short References; Signs and a Note on Arrangement; A dictionary of the Underworld; Addenda

Zusammenfassung

First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American to the late 18th century.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Partridge, Eric Partridge, Partridge Eric
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 14.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138904477
• ISBN: 978-1-138-90447-7
• Seiten: 886
• Serie: Routledge Revivals: The Selected Works of Eric Partridge
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Literature: history & criticism, Language: history & general works, Dialect, slang & jargon, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Language: history and general works, Dialect, slang and jargon