TY  - BOOK
AU  - DeÌcharneÌ,Max
TI  - Vulgar tongues: an alternative history of English slang 
SN  - 9781681774640
AV  - PE3711 .D43 2017
U1  - 306 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pegasus Books
KW  - English language
KW  - Slang
KW  - History
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-357) and index; The mark of a decadent mind -- Vagabond speech and rogue's Latin -- The beast with two backs -- The oldest profession -- This bag of bones -- Polari missiles -- Here's to crime -- Tails you booze -- High as a kite -- Dig that sound -- It takes a record company with millions to push us forward -- Burn baby burn -- Uniform patterns of speech -- The last word
N2  - DeÌcharneÌ traces the colorful history of slang, from Elizabethan highwaymen to the rap and hip-hop of today. He shows how meanings change over years; introduces us to flying aces, pickpockets, and carnival geeks who have left their impression on our language; and shows how slang leaks into the mainstream to infuse language with vitality
ER  -