A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

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A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is an 18th-century slang dictionary that catalogues and explains the colloquial, often coarse expressions of English speech of its time.

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Label	Occurrences
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue canonical	3
Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811)	1

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Target entity: A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Context triple: [Francis Grose, notableWork, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue]

A. A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words is a 19th-century reference work that catalogues contemporary slang, criminal cant, and vulgar expressions in the English language.
B. A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language is an early American English dictionary by lexicographer Noah Webster that helped standardize American spelling and usage in the early 19th century.
C. Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
D. A Dictionary of the English Language
A Dictionary of the English Language is Samuel Johnson’s landmark 18th-century English dictionary, renowned for its scholarly authority, rich literary quotations, and lasting influence on lexicography.
E. The Book of Snobs
The Book of Snobs is a satirical work by William Makepeace Thackeray that humorously critiques the pretensions and social climbing of 19th-century British society.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Target entity description: A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is an 18th-century slang dictionary that catalogues and explains the colloquial, often coarse expressions of English speech of its time.

A. A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words
A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words is a 19th-century reference work that catalogues contemporary slang, criminal cant, and vulgar expressions in the English language.
B. A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language is an early American English dictionary by lexicographer Noah Webster that helped standardize American spelling and usage in the early 19th century.
C. Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
D. A Dictionary of the English Language
A Dictionary of the English Language is Samuel Johnson’s landmark 18th-century English dictionary, renowned for its scholarly authority, rich literary quotations, and lasting influence on lexicography.
E. The Book of Snobs
The Book of Snobs is a satirical work by William Makepeace Thackeray that humorously critiques the pretensions and social climbing of 19th-century British society.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ dictionary ⓘ reference work ⓘ slang dictionary ⓘ
author	Francis Grose ⓘ
classification	English dictionaries ⓘ historical dictionaries ⓘ
compiler	Francis Grose ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Great Britain ⓘ
describes	cant ⓘ military slang ⓘ street slang ⓘ thieves' cant ⓘ
firstPublished	1785 ⓘ
format	octavo ⓘ
genre	lexicography ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
hasApproximateEntries	over 900 ⓘ
hasDigitalVersion	public domain e-texts ⓘ
hasEdition	1785 edition ⓘ 1788 edition ⓘ 1796 edition ⓘ
historicalContext	Georgian era ⓘ
influenced	Eric Partridge ⓘ later slang dictionaries ⓘ
intendedAudience	antiquarians ⓘ general readers ⓘ lexicographers ⓘ
isInThePublicDomain	true ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	cataloguing coarse and vulgar expressions ⓘ historical slang documentation ⓘ recording colloquial English ⓘ
placeOfPublication	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
publicationCentury	18th century ⓘ
publisher	S. Hooper ⓘ
relatedWork	A Provincial Glossary ⓘ Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811) ⓘ linked to: A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
subject	18th-century English ⓘ colloquial language ⓘ slang ⓘ vulgar expressions ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	late 18th century ⓘ
tone	humorous ⓘ informal ⓘ
usedBy	cultural historians ⓘ historians of language ⓘ literary scholars ⓘ

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Francis Grose → notableWork → A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ⓘ

Francis Grose → wrote → A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ⓘ

A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue → relatedWork → Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811) ⓘ

linked to: A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

The Antiquities of England and Wales → relatedWorkByAuthor → A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ⓘ

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