A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries

Abstract

Introduction 1. Eric partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English 2. Dictionaries of Military Slang 3. Dictionaries of British Slang 4. Legacies of Empire and Declarations of Independence: Dictionaries of the Slang of Newer Nations 5. Dictionaries of American Slang 6. Glossaries of School and College Slang 7. Dictionaries of Race and Music 8. Dictionaries of Youth 9. Glossaries of Sexuality 10. Dictionaries of Drugs Slang 11. Dictionaries of Crime and Incarceration 12. Dictionaries of new Technologies: Citizens' Band Radio and Computers 13. Conclusion Bibliography Subject Index Word Index