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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries$
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Julie Coleman

Print publication date: 2010

Print ISBN-13: 9780199567256

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199567256.001.0001

Glossaries of School and College Slang

Chapter:
(p. 181 ) Six: Glossaries of School and College Slang
Source:
A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries
Author(s):

Coleman Julie

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199567256.003.0007

British school glossaries of this period largely look back to the heyday of the public school. It is a largely moribund tradition. American college slang lexicography, however, becomes a productive area for research, exploring new methodologies and new theoretical approaches. These glossaries document changes in society taking place throughout the period.

Keywords:   public school, college, university, school, slang

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