Prison Argot : A Sociolinguistic and Lexicographic Study
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0761820434
ISBN-13
9780761820437
Publisher
University Press of America
Imprint
University Press of America
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 26th, 2001
Print length
120 Pages
Weight
259 grams
Dimensions
22.20 x 14.40 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
SociolinguisticsEthnic studies
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Prison Argot is Gilbert L. Encinas' study of the different elements of prison language.
Prison society has always had its own unique language. With roots in codes and secret communications, it has evolved over many years, allowing criminals to communicate with each other privately. This language, called "argot" from the French argot — a beggars'' guild, criminal cant, and slang—has significant meaning to inmates. Coded communication allows prisoners to define their relative status and rights, just as workers who were members of corporations and guilds had their own argot for the same purpose. Prison Argot is Gilbert L. Encinas'' study of the different elements of prison language.
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