Historical-etymological dictionary of Russian argot

Authors

  • Jurij Rojs

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/jz.v16i2.2415

Keywords:

Russian, argot, lexicology, lexicography, etymology

Abstract

This is the dictionary to present Russian argot; that is, the words and phrases used by offenders from various areas of the criminal underground (murderers, thieves, prostitutes, etc.) from the eleventh to twentieth century. All of the material was collected from literature and from the living language. Etymologies are provided for the most frequent argot expressions, and the manners of circumstances of coining new words and phrases are also described.

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Published

2015-07-29

How to Cite

Rojs, J. (2015). Historical-etymological dictionary of Russian argot. Jezikoslovni Zapiski, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.3986/jz.v16i2.2415

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2010): Jezikoslovni zapiski

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