Date:    Mon, 15 Jun 1998 11:55:48 -0400
<br>From:    Evan Morris <emorris[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SKADDEN.COM>
<br>Subject: Re: Slang terms by historical period? -Reply
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<br>Green's book is great, but it has a UK bias as well as a rather restricted =
<br>scope.  Barnhart & Metcalf is also an excellent source, but, again, is =
<br>necessarily somewhat restricted.  I think the questioner was looking for =
<br>more of a regionally-focused historical glossary.  My guess is that he'd =
<br>be happy with a list of terms typical of colonial and 19th century rural =
<br>and urban life in the American South.
<br>
<br>Of course, he could read the literature of the period and look stuff =
<br>up....
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<br>>>> "Barry A. Popik" <Bapopik[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM> 06/15/98 08:56am >>>
<br>     There is SLANG DOWN THE AGES: THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SLANG =
<br>(1993)
<br>by Jonathon Green.
<br>     There is also a recent book by Writer's Digest books that has new =
<br>words
<br>through the years--I forget the title, but I'm sure any issue of Writer's
<br>Digest has something about their books.
<br>      For new American words year by year, there is also (Oh gee, what's =
<br>that
<br>book?) AMERICA IN SO MANY WORDS (1997) by David K. Barnhart and Allan A.
<br>Metcalf.
<br>      All should be available within a few days through Amazon.com
<br>
<br>--Barry Popik
<br>