- Taschenbuch: 196 Seiten
- Verlag: Unknown (6. März 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1153580934
- ISBN-13: 978-1153580939
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 15,2 x 22,9 x 1,1 cm
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Dictionary of Slang
10. November 2011
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This work is one that I have found to be entertaining from several reads. This is definately not a sit down and plow through it book, but rather one can pick up and put down as needed. As a whole, I found in interesting from a perspective of much of what we consider normal everyday language these days was only a couple of hundred years ago considered the "ebonics" of the time. It does very much carry the tone and verbage of the day, which may disinterest some, but fans of Victorian, Edwardian, or Elizabethan period speech should adore this, as well those whom are interested in such through some of the more fanciful spin offs such as Steampunk fans.
I would say that this if you are looking for new (old) ways to spew forth vulgar phrases you will be disappointed, but if you are looking for phrases and even the occasional insult of Shakespearan wit, you can find more than a few gems within this book.
I would say that this if you are looking for new (old) ways to spew forth vulgar phrases you will be disappointed, but if you are looking for phrases and even the occasional insult of Shakespearan wit, you can find more than a few gems within this book.
A classic now available in electronic format
20. April 2012
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Most students of the English language are familiar with the "1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue". Others will not be. It is not quite an obscure work but it does occupy a rather small niche. Although attributed to Francis Grose, the 1811 Dictionary is actually an updating of Grose' "A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" (1785). Grose died in 1791; the 1811 update was provided by a group of men who acknowledged Grose as the primary author.
Grose collected words and phrases used by the common people, i.e. the everyday speech of everyday folks. Thus "vulgar" in the title means "common" and not "dirty", "rude" or "nasty". The 1811 Dictionary includes language which was ignored by lexicographers. Most scholars of the time felt that such language was not worth recording or reporting. Grose and those who updated the dictionary in 1811 probably were motivated by amusement as much as by lexicography. That is, they found the speech of the "common folk" entertaining. There is no doubt that slang can be amusing but it is also often enlightening, e.g. by providing cultural or sociological insights. Regardless of the motivation of the compilers, the 1811 Dictionary is a useful work for students of English language and culture.
Those interested in the topic of American slang will find the work of Wentworth & Flexner interesting. Two particularly good volumes are Dictionary of American Slang Based on Historical Principles and Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour of American English from Plymouth Rock to Silicon Valley.
Grose collected words and phrases used by the common people, i.e. the everyday speech of everyday folks. Thus "vulgar" in the title means "common" and not "dirty", "rude" or "nasty". The 1811 Dictionary includes language which was ignored by lexicographers. Most scholars of the time felt that such language was not worth recording or reporting. Grose and those who updated the dictionary in 1811 probably were motivated by amusement as much as by lexicography. That is, they found the speech of the "common folk" entertaining. There is no doubt that slang can be amusing but it is also often enlightening, e.g. by providing cultural or sociological insights. Regardless of the motivation of the compilers, the 1811 Dictionary is a useful work for students of English language and culture.
Those interested in the topic of American slang will find the work of Wentworth & Flexner interesting. Two particularly good volumes are Dictionary of American Slang Based on Historical Principles and Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour of American English from Plymouth Rock to Silicon Valley.
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Not quite what I had expected.
12. März 2011
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It appears vulgarity was very tame in the old days. It should be called Dictionary of Polite Conversation. There sure wasn't much that we would consider vulgar in the 21st century. It was somewhat interesting but I got bored by the 20th page and stopped reading. It would be a good reference book for a student of 18th and 19th century literature.
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