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A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English: Abridged from the Seven-Volume Work, Entitled; Slang and Its Analogues (Classic Reprint)
John Stephen Farmer
- Mangaka
- John Stephen Farmer
- First published
- 2015
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Published in 1905, this volume served as the accessible abridgment of John Stephen Farmer and W.E. Henley’s monumental seven-volume lexicon, 'Slang and Its Analogues.' The original work, published between 1890 and 1904, was a groundbreaking, if controversial, effort to document the linguistic underbelly of the English language. By condensing this exhaustive research into a single, portable volume, Farmer sought to provide a scholarly reference for lexicographers and students of vernacular speech who lacked the means or space for the full multi-volume set.
The design and content reflect a Victorian and Edwardian obsession with capturing the ephemeral nature of street language. Farmer approached the task with an encyclopedic rigor, relying heavily on historical citations to trace the evolution of colloquialisms and cant. While the original series faced criticism for its frank inclusion of lewd and illicit terms, this abridged version sought a slightly broader audience, offering a window into the evolution of English as spoken by the common person rather than the literary elite.
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