Cockneys, Their Slang and the Kitchen
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28049Keywords:
review article, cockney, rhyming slang, language, culinary terms, East London, street food, authenticity, socioeconomic, code, costermongersAbstract
Taking as a starting point an article in an issue of a magazine on the topic (Aaron Bernstein & Isabel Lea, ‘Verbal Indigestion: A Guide to Cockney Rhyming Slang, Ambrosia, vol. 6: London (2019), the author examines the varied role of food in cockney rhyming slang.
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