The Vulgar Tongue: Green's History of Slang
Jonathon Green, "The Vulgar Tongue: Green's History of Slang"
ISBN: 0199398143 | 2013 | EPUB | 432 pages | 606 KB
Once the language of thieves and beggars, slang is an ever present part of today's culture for people across the strata. It allows us to connect to others, to express otherwise guarded thoughts, and to convey humor in the everyday. But how did slang escape its stigma as the language of the streets and integrate itself so seamlessly with "standard English?"