Vulgar tongues : an alternative history of English slang
Décharné, Max2016
Books, Manuscripts
Slang is the language of pop culture, low culture, street culture, underground movements, and secret societies; depending on your point of view, it is a badge of honour, a sign of identity or a dangerous assault on the values of polite society. Of all the vocabularies available to us, slang is the most alive, constantly evolving and - as it leaks into the mainstream and is taken up by all of us - infusing the language with a healthy dose of vitality. Witty, energetic and informative, 'Vulgar Tongues' traces the many routes of slang, beginning with the thieves and prostitutes of Elizabethan London and ending with the present day (where the centuries-old terms rap and hip-hop still survive, though their meanings have changed).
Main title:
Vulgar tongues : an alternative history of English slang / Max Décharné.
Author:
Décharné, Max, author
Imprint:
London : Serpent's Tail, 2016.
Collation:
xii, 388 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846685613 (hbk)
Dewey class:
427.09427.09 DECR427.09DEC
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2390212