Professor Zgusta's work in lexicography and linguistics proper is built upon a multilingual command of linguistic theory, literary history, the history of linguistics, and his experience as a practical lexicographer.
The object of the volume is the analysis of the main dictionaries and glossaries of the canting language (the particular jargon spoken by thieves and vagabonds) that appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Die Interpretationen zu Geschichten über Sprache aus drei Jahrtausenden zeigen, dass sich unser Denken und Wissen über Sprache nicht nur begrifflich in Form von Theorien konkretisieren lässt, sondern auch narrativ in Form von Erzählungen.
