The Vulgar Tongue · Green's History of Slang, Green’s History of Slang by Green, Jonathon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents Preface Introduction: Slang: A User’s Manual

Slang: The Language That Says ‘No’ The Etymology of the Word ‘Slang’ Definitions Etymological Roots

In the Beginning: The Pre-History Lewd, Lousey Language: Beggars and Their Books

The European Background The English Development Coney-catching

Crime and Punishment: The Vocabulary of Villainy

The End of the Beggar Books Prison Pamphlets Rogue Memoirs

Play’s the Thing: The Stage and the Song

The Playhouse Ballads Journalism General Writing

The Sound of the City: No City, No Slang Flash: This Sporting Life Down Under: Larrikin Lingo Sex in the City: The Agreeable Ruts of Life Cockney Sparrers: Mean Streets and Music Halls America: Pioneers Keeping Score: Nineteenth-century Slang Lexicography Gayspeak: The Lavender Lexicon American Century: The Slang Capital of the World African-American Slang: The Flesh Made Word Campus and Counter-Culture: Teenage Skills War: One Thing It’s Good For Conclusion: As It Was in the Beginning Notes

Preface 1 Introduction 2 In the Beginning 3 Lewd, Lousey Language 4 Crime and Punishment 5 Play’s the Thing 6 The Sound of the City 7 Flash 8 Down Under 9 Sex in the City 10 Cockney Sparrers 11 America 12 Keeping Score 13 Gayspeak 14 American Century 15 African-American Slang 16 Campus and Counter-Culture 17 War

Bibliography Acknowledgements Index Note on the Author