Title: Vulgar tongues
Description: Décharné 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.
Subjects: English language, Slang, History, English language, slang, English language -- Slang, English language -- Slang -- History, English language, history