Book wanted: _The Cant Languages of Europe_

Fri Sep 17 23:15:50 UTC 2010

> Thanks, Stephen, sounds well worth a look.
>
> Robin

Having now looked, it seems, from the bits quoted online from the
publisher's blurb, as if the book is simply a reprint of various articles
from Wikipedia.  Dear at half the price.

       :-(

Robin

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> From: "Stephen Goranson" <goranson at DUKE.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 5:50 PM
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> Subject:      Re: Book wanted:   _The Cant Languages of Europe_
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>> Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>> Poster:       Stephen Goranson <goranson at DUKE.EDU>
>> Subject:      Re: Book wanted:   _The Cant Languages of Europe_
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>> abebooks.com  lists something I don't find on worldcat:
>>
>> 9781156416877
>> Cant Languages: Polari, Argot, List of Chicano Caló Words and
>> Expressions,
>> Shelta, Caló, Caló, Lunfardo, Thieves' Cant, Satrovacki, Rotwelsch
>> ISBN 10: 1156416876 / 1-156-41687-6
>> ISBN 13: 9781156416877
>> Publisher: Books LLC
>> Publication Date: 2010-05-20
>>
>>
>> Stephen

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