2001
DOI: 10.1017/s026607840100205x
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The rhyming slang of the junkie

Abstract: A report on, and a glossary of, imaginative usage in the world of drug-taking.

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“…Coleman 2004Coleman , 2005. With the diffusion of English worldwide, some lexicographers have compiled local lexicons such as Boontling in pioneer California (Adams 1971), Pittsburghese in contemporary Pennsylvania (Johnstone & Baumgardt 2004), and Cockney rhyming slang in London (Lillo 2001), while others have focused on various segments of society in recording the distinctive jargon of cowboys, hippies, the military, ham radio operators, and others.…”
Section: Slang Lexicographymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Coleman 2004Coleman , 2005. With the diffusion of English worldwide, some lexicographers have compiled local lexicons such as Boontling in pioneer California (Adams 1971), Pittsburghese in contemporary Pennsylvania (Johnstone & Baumgardt 2004), and Cockney rhyming slang in London (Lillo 2001), while others have focused on various segments of society in recording the distinctive jargon of cowboys, hippies, the military, ham radio operators, and others.…”
Section: Slang Lexicographymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To Lillo (2001), the semantic field of drugs is 'one of the greatest growth-areas of slang in contemporary English'. Strangely enough, words from this field seem to be rare in Camfranglais.…”
Section: Semantic Domainsmentioning
confidence: 99%