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Prison society has always had its own unique language. With roots in codes and secret communications, it has evolved over many years, allowing criminals to communicate with each other privately. This language, called argot from the French argot a beggars'' guild, criminal cant, and slanghas significant meaning to inmates. Coded communication allows prisoners to define their relative status and rights, just as workers who were members of corporations and guilds had their own argot for the same purpose. Prison Argot is Gilbert L. Encinas'' study of the different elements of prison language.

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Chapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 List of Illustrations Chapter 3 Introduction to Prison Argot Chapter 4 Prison Environment & the Law Chapter 5 The Prison Industry Chapter 6 Theoretical Perspectives and Framework Chapter 7 Social Structure Chapter 8 Summary Chapter 9 Sociolinguistics Chapter 10 Discourse Analysis Chapter 11 The Argot Lexicon Chapter 12 Assessment of Argot Chapter 13 References Chapter 14 Index

Prison Argot

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      Publisher Rlpg/Galleys
      Published 9/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780761820437
      978-0761820437
      ISBN-10 0761820434

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Prison society has always had its own unique language. With roots in codes and secret communications, it has evolved over many years, allowing criminals to communicate with each other privately. This language, called argot from the French argot a beggars'' guild, criminal cant, and slanghas significant meaning to inmates. Coded communication allows prisoners to define their relative status and rights, just as workers who were members of corporations and guilds had their own argot for the same purpose. Prison Argot is Gilbert L. Encinas'' study of the different elements of prison language.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Dedication Chapter 2 List of Illustrations Chapter 3 Introduction to Prison Argot Chapter 4 Prison Environment & the Law Chapter 5 The Prison Industry Chapter 6 Theoretical Perspectives and Framework Chapter 7 Social Structure Chapter 8 Summary Chapter 9 Sociolinguistics Chapter 10 Discourse Analysis Chapter 11 The Argot Lexicon Chapter 12 Assessment of Argot Chapter 13 References Chapter 14 Index

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