Neil Gunson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5363687 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil Gunson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunson |
| SIGNATURE | GUNSON N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Messengers of Grace
Bushranger’ and ‘Croppy’
In a recent study of convict jargon in this journal emphasis is placed on the use of convict terms outside convict circles, particularly in the important 'migrant handbooks' published between 1820-1840. Mr Eagleson points out that the 'one definite linguistic advantage' in working from such books is that they were written by non-convicts (either free settlers or visitors to Australia) and that the terms given 'are the ones which must have been so…
Bushranger’ and ‘Croppy’
In a recent study of convict jargon in this journal emphasis is placed on the use of convict terms outside convict circles, particularly in the important 'migrant handbooks' published between 1820-1840. Mr Eagleson points out that the 'one definite linguistic advantage' in working from such books is that they were written by non-convicts (either free settlers or visitors to Australia) and that the terms given 'are the ones which must have been so…
Messengers of Grace
History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Australian History and Society (1 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 works) · Convict (1 works) · Euphemism (1 works) · Jargon (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Law (1 works)