Historical Dictionary of American Slang

[Bryllars at concentric.net]

I would find very interesting a study of the changes in the concept and
functions of
"slang" - both in local communities and in media
     for we certainly live in a mightily changed repertory of discourses
and a vacuum of agreement  of what is approrpriate etc etc.

So how does slang WORK today.

These are questions about which self-appointed linguistic arbiters such as
John Simon and William Saffire have little genuine experience, let alone
something useful to say.

Bryllars at concentric.net




At 04:03 PM 7/1/03, you wrote:
>There was some discussion sometime back about Slang. Today,
>Languagehat.com cites a recent William Saffire article on the fate of the
>"Historical Dictionary of American Slang":
>
>http://www.languagehat.com/archives/000686.php
>
>- kerim