Opis: The Victorian Dictionary of Slang - Redding Ware

Acutely aware of the changes in English usage at the close of the Victorian era, the lexicographer James Redding Ware (1832-1909) decided to record for posterity new and archaic words and phrases from all walks of life, from the curses in common use by sailors and the rhyming slang of the street to the jargon of the theatre dandies. Where else would you turn to learn the meaning of 'Bow-wow mutton', 'Air-hole', 'Lally-gagging' and 'Damper'? Ware's dictionary, first published in 1909, is a treasure trove of the everyday language of the nineteenth century, showing the influence of American English on Victorian slang as well as historical and innovative words and phrases. While it presents numerous expressions now obsolete, and some terms and definitions in the idiom of the era which would not now be considered acceptable, it also uncovers the origins and meaning of many slang words still in use today. Reproduced in facsimile with an introduction by John Simpson, Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, this dictionary provides a fascinating and highly entertaining witness to the colourful history of unofficial English. 'Plunges the reader straight into the late 19th-century Bartholomew Fair of undeserving paupers, loafers, Ally Slopers, theatrical types and demi-mondaines.' The Spectator 'I hope J. Redding Ware studies comes into its own, or at least that others discover him. How often is it worth reading a dictionary just for the stories?' Inside Higher Ed

Szczegóły: The Victorian Dictionary of Slang - Redding Ware

Tytuł: The Victorian Dictionary of Slang
Autor: Redding Ware
Producent: Bodleian Library
ISBN: 9781851244485
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 288
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.32 kg

Recenzje: The Victorian Dictionary of Slang - Redding Ware