Bushranger’ and ‘Croppy’
A Footnote to Convict Jargon and Euphemism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8892181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Gunson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Publication date | 1966-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9697 • E-ISSN: 1837-6479 |
| Publisher | Australian Literary Studies (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.20314/als.61b6ef45ba |
| OpenAlex | W2412062328 |
| Language | EN |
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 widely and generally used as to become known outside convict circles
Convict · Euphemism · Jargon · Linguistics · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Australian History and Society · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |