Project Gutenberg 2016-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 214 Matsell, George W. (George Washington) 1811 1877 21018137 Vocabulum; or The Rogue's Lexicon Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources Produced by Chris Curnow, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Vocabulum; or The Rogue's Lexicon" by George W. Matsell is a lexicon-like reference work written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a compilation of the unique language and slang used by criminals and the rogue community, providing insights into a subculture that communicates through a specialized dialect. It is not only to aid law enforcement but also to educate readers on how this language has permeated society, becoming part of mainstream lexicon over time. The opening of this work introduces Matsell's motivation for compiling this lexicon. As a Special Justice and Chief of Police in New York, he realized the importance of understanding the language of the criminal underworld to perform his duties effectively. He recounts how the rogue community possesses a distinct dialect that evolves and infiltrates everyday language, thereby bridging the worlds of law enforcement and criminality. The preface explains the challenges he faced in gathering this slang, much of which had previously only existed in oral form. Matsell emphasizes that knowledge of this vocabulary is valuable not only for police officers but also for the general public, as it is used in various forms of communication, including official messages and daily discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cant -- Dictionaries English language -- New York (State) -- New York -- Slang -- Dictionaries Rogues and vagabonds -- New York (State) -- New York -- Language -- Dictionaries Americanisms -- New York (State) -- New York -- Dictionaries Cant -- New York (State) -- New York -- Dictionaries New York (N.Y.) -- Languages -- Dictionaries PE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication 250627 250636 2024-09-21T17:35:16.193975 2023-09-22T14:00:44.880734 text/html text/html 261306 2016-06-12T21:17:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 869180 2016-06-12T21:17:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 970212 2024-09-21T17:35:22.283981 application/epub+zip 972858 2024-09-21T17:35:17.199964 application/epub+zip 158046 2024-09-21T17:35:16.654986 application/epub+zip 1068713 2024-09-21T17:35:25.755928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1057621 2024-09-21T17:35:21.689981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244694 2022-09-23T20:52:22.255824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219733 219528 2024-09-21T17:35:14.497018 2023-09-22T14:00:43.389720 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 219912 2016-06-12T21:17:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86641 2016-06-12T21:17:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19775 2024-09-21T17:35:25.897916 application/rdf+xml 11143 2024-09-21T17:35:16.770956 image/jpeg 1688 2024-09-21T17:35:16.714022 image/jpeg 873259 2024-09-21T17:35:16.240000 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog