Words and The First World War

by Julian Walker

  ‘front line, the’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘front, the’ here

  ‘fuck’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Fussell, Paul here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Gaelic here, here

  Gallipoli here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  as multilingual environment here, here, here, here

  post-war here, here, here

  gallows humour here, here, here

  Gas here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  seen as an immoral weapon here, here, here, here, here

  gender-role fragility here

  ‘Germ’, see ‘Hun’

  German army

  ethnic tension within here, here

  of occupation here, here

  German attitudes towards Britain, pre-war here

  German character and characteristics, supposed here, here, here, here, here, here

  German culture and scholarship here, here, here, here

  German language

  French view of German language here

  parodied here

  purification of the German language here

  spoken by Anglophones here

  terms adopted into English as slang here, here

  terms adopted into French as slang here, here, here

  terms avoided in English here

  Germans, variation of names, ‘Gerboys’, ‘Germhuns’, ‘Germs’ here, here

  Germany, attitude towards Germany post-war here, here

  ‘giving sons’ here, here

  glasses, see spectacles

  ‘gor blimey’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘gott strafe England’ here, here

  graffiti here, here, here

  grandmother here, here, here, here

  Graves, Robert here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  on noise at the front here

  on the Home Front here, here

  poems here

  Greek language here, here, here

  green envelope here

  grousing here, here, here, here, here, here

  Guardian, The Manchester here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  book reviews here, here, here, here

  on race here, here

  on soldiers’ language here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘guerre fini’ here, here

  guns, female names for here

  guns, nicknames for, see Nicknames

  Haig, Earl here, here, here, here

  ‘hate’ here, here, here, here

  Hawkins, W H, disloyal talk case here

  Hay, Ian here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘hell’ here

  Herbert, Aubrey here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Hindi and Urdu, terms from here, here, here, here, here, here

  hit, being, terms for here

  Home Front and the Front, strained relationship between here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Home Front experience of the war here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘Home Front, the’ here

  hospital visitors here, here

  ‘hot’ here, here, here

  humour here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  double-entendres here

  need for here

  puns here, here, here, here, here, here

  schoolboy here

  unintentional here

  ‘Hun’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  as abstract here, here, here

  as adjective here, here

  hunting here

  ‘hyphenated’ here, here

  Illustrated London News, The here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Imperial War Museum here, here, here, here

  ‘in the firing line’, see ‘In the trenches’

  ‘in the trenches’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  within titles of books, etc. here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘in’ here

  Indian troops here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  inexpressibility here, here, here, here

  infantry, perceived role of here, here, here, here

  influenza here, here, here, here

  interpreters here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  inverted commas, use of here, here, here, here, here, here

  Irish language here

  irony here, here, here, here

  ‘it’ here

  Italian language here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘jabber’ here

  ‘Jack Johnson’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘jack’ (sailor) here

  Japanese language here

  ‘Jerry’, ‘Gerry’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘jock’ here, here, here, here, here

  ‘Johnny’ here, here, here

  journalist inventions here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  taken up or rejected by troops here, here

  justification here, here, here

  kahki, ‘in khaki’ here, here

  ‘kamerad’ here, here, here, here, here, here

  killing, enthusiasm for here, here, here

  killing and being killed, terms for here, here, here, here, here

  Kipling, R here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Kitchener, Lord here, here, here, here

  ‘Kitchener’s army’, ‘Kitchener’s mob’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘knut’ here, here

  ‘kraut’ here, here, here, here, here

  ‘kultur’ here, here, here, here

  ‘L’Union Latine’ here

  ‘Ladies from Hell’ here, here, here, here, here

  language

  as a field of conflict here, here, here

  felt to be inadequate here

  interest in here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  learning here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ownership of here

  shocking use of here, here, here, here

  teaching, including teaching slang and swearing here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  language observations: by civilians during the war here, here, here

  by journalists here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  by post-war writers here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  by serving personnel during the war here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  language study, post-war, see Slang, post-war collecting

  languages banned here

  ‘langwidge’ here

  Latin here, here, here

  Latin-based words in English here, here

  learning slang and swearing here, here, here, here

  letters, see correspondence

  Lighter, Jonathan here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  line, ‘up the line’, ‘in the line’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  lingua franca here, here, here, here, here

  Lissauer, Ernst here, here

  literacy, standard of here, here, here, here

  literary references here, here, here, here, here, here

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p; literature, influence of here, here, here

  ‘liveliness’ here, here, here

  ‘lively’ here, here

  London, assumed predominance of here

  ‘Lost Generation’ here, here

  Lusitania

  Battle-cry here, here

  name of tank here

  ship here, here, here

  ‘to Lusitania’ here

  lying here, here

  manliness here

  Manning, Frederick here, here

  Manx language here

  Maori language here

  marriage, attitude towards here

  Marwick, Arthur here, here, here

  Masefield, John here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  poetry here

  The Old Front Line here

  ‘meat-grinder’ here

  medals here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘merry and bright’ here, here

  Mesopotamia, ‘Mesopolonica’ here, here, here, here, here

  metonyms here, here

  misogyny here, here, here

  misunderstanding and misinterpretation here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Moran, Lord (Charles Wilson) here, here, here, here

  mothers here, here, here, here, here

  bereaved here, here, here, here

  called for at death here

  ‘Mother England’ here

  name of gun here, here

  as recipients of correspondence here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  using slang here, here, here

  Mottram, R H xiv, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  MPs, Military Police here, here

  mud here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘mufti’ here, here, here

  multilinguism here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘munitionette’ here, here

  ‘murder, not war’ here, here, here, here, here

  mutiny here

  naivety in early war period here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  names

  children’s here, here

  soldiers’ here, here, here, here, here, here

  naming allies here, here

  naming the enemy here, here

  naming the war here, here, here

  ‘napoo’, ‘narpoo’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  disappearance of term here

  German counterparts of here, here

  as iconic here

  naval slang here, here

  nerves, see fear

  New English Dictionary / Oxford English Dictionary here, here, here, here, here

  Newbolt Report here

  news here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  newspapers here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  British, sold in France here

  exaggeration in here, here

  French here

  German here

  language control in here

  mistrust of here, here, here

  pronunciation advice in here

  publishing slang here, here, here, here, here

  publishing soldiers’ poems here

  Scottish here

  wordplay in here

  nicknames (and see Tommy) here, here, here, here

  British soldiers here, here

  groups here, here

  individuals here, here

  regiments here, here, here, here

  weapons here, here, here

  no man’s land here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  communication across here, here

  etymology here

  French version of here

  parts of here

  variants forms of term here

  nostalgia here, here

  number 9 pill here, here

  nurses here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  VADs here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  occitan language here

  occupied areas, civilians in here, here

  officialese here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  optimism here

  Osborn, E B, The Muse In Arms here, here, here

  other, the here

  outrage here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘over the top’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  civilian usage here, here

  Owen, Wilfred here, here

  pacifists, see Conscientious Objectors

  ‘Paddy’ here

  Palestine here

  pals battalions here, here, here

  Pan-Germanism here

  Partridge, Eric here, here, here, here, here, here

  A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English here, here

  Frank Honywood, Private here, here, here

  ‘|“Slang”, Society for Pure English’ here

  Slang Today and Yesterday here, here

  Words! Words! Words! here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘pasty-faced’ here, here

  peace, hopes and proposals for here, here, here, here, here, here

  phlegm, see understatement

  phrasebooks here, here, here, here, here, here

  physical grading here

  ‘pidgin’ here, here

  pilgrims, pilgrimage here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘pink, in the’ here, here, here, here, here

  place names here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  censored here

  difficulties in pronouncing here

  French or Flemish, anglicised here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  invented here

  parodied here, here, here

  ‘plonk’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘plugstreet’ here, here, here, here

  poetry here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  documenting soldiers’ language usage here, here, here, here, here

  poets here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  satirical, by soldiers here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘The Poetry of the First World War’ here

  ‘poilu’, ‘piou-piou’ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  name of trench journal here

  politically correct language here, here

  poperinghe here, here, here, here, here, here

  pornography here, here ‘war-porn’ here, here

  Portuguese language here, here, here, here

  prisoners of war here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  prisoners, killing here, here, here

  ‘profiteer’ here, here, here, here

  Pronunciation here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  propaganda here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  social propaganda here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  prostitutes here, here, here

  ‘Prussian’ here, here, here

  Punch here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  advertisements in here, here, here, here

  documenting soldiers’ language here, here, here, here

  inventions of terms in here, here, here

  puns, see humour

  Qu
akers here

  quality of soldiers, comments on here

  ‘quarter-bloke’s English’ here, here

  race here, here

  ‘Anglo-Saxon’ here, here, here

  anthropometry here

  attempts to procure racial harmony here

  exploitation of here, here

  and language here, here

  martial races here

  palaeoanthropology here

  supposed characteristics of races here, here, here

  view of Europe as mixture of races here

  within Europe here

  racism here

  ranks (see temporary gentlemen) here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘other ranks’ here, here

  ‘rank and file’ here, here, here, here, here

  ratting, see hunting

  reading here

  books here, here, here, here, here, here

  for censorship here, here, here, here

  correspondence here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  French or Flemish here, here, here

  memorials here

  newspapers and magazines here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  noise here

  official documents here

  phrasebooks here, here

  trench journals here, here, here, here, here

  veterans’ publications here

  Rees, Major A E here, here

  refugees here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  reinforcing slang here

  rejection of enemy language here, here, here

  Remarque, Paul here, here, here, here

  repetition of stories here, here

  resentment here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  ‘rest’ here, here, here, here, here

  retaliation and revenge here, here, here, here, here, here

  reticence here, here, here

  rhyming slang here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  rhythm here, here, here, here

  ‘Rosalie’ here, here, here, here

  ruins here, here

  rumour here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Russian language here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  Russian army, ‘steamroller’ applied to here

  Russian, slang from here

  ‘sacred soil’ here, here, here

  Salonika here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  sang-froid, see understatement

  Sassoon, Siegfried here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here

  satire here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here