Project Gutenberg 2023-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 178 Bosson, Olof E. 1871 Slang and cant in Jerome K. Jerome's works : $b A study $aUnited Kingdom :$bW. Heffer & Sons, Ltd., $c1911. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Slang and Cant in Jerome K. Jerome's Works: A Study" by Olof E. Bosson is a scholarly examination written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the use of slang and cant within the body of literature produced by Jerome K. Jerome, showcasing the linguistic characteristics of the Victorian era. The study highlights how Jerome captures the colloquial speech of diverse social classes, providing insights into their cultural and societal contexts. The opening of the study outlines Bosson's objective to analyze the use of slang and vulgar language in Jerome's writings, emphasizing that his language reflects the ordinary vernacular of his time. Using examples from Jerome's various works, Bosson illustrates how specific expressions reveal the speaker’s social status and culture. The text discusses the evolving meanings of words, the difficulties in classifying slang versus cant, and how the linguistic landscape of the time was shaped by the interactions between social classes. Bosson acknowledges the influence of Jerome's eclectic life experiences in shaping his literary depictions of language, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the themes and linguistics that will follow in the study. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/slangcantinjerom00bossrich/page/n7/mode/2up 20210318165608bosson 1911 GB Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English language -- Slang Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka), 1859-1927 PR Text Category: British Literature Category: Language & Communication 162725 2025-07-28T08:52:39.163282 text/html 158452 2023-07-30T19:11:04 text/html 365082 2025-07-28T08:52:46.254242 application/epub+zip 361674 2025-07-28T08:52:41.064275 application/epub+zip 354715 2025-07-28T08:52:40.028339 application/epub+zip 1246346 2025-07-28T08:52:49.326225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1211549 2025-07-28T08:52:45.326245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107195 2025-07-28T08:52:38.212291 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106975 2023-07-30T19:11:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17792 2025-07-28T08:52:49.549238 application/rdf+xml 15438 2025-07-28T08:52:40.372304 image/jpeg 1963 2025-07-28T08:52:40.198270 image/jpeg 40821 2023-07-30T19:11:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1035429 2023-07-30T19:11:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1044140 2025-07-28T08:52:39.196453 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog