just didnt like him. Whatever the cause, the racing ban was upheld in America too and his career was effectively over. After some ill-fated attempts to open
businesses and break into film acting, Sloan faded from public view. He was married and divorced twice but died alone, of cirrhosis, in 1933.
It is rather emotional that Sloans name should have become synonymous with loneliness. Both his early and late life seems lonely and depressing. In his
autobiography, called with some feeling Tod Sloan by Himself, he wrote of his sadness at being abandoned by his long-dead parents - I was left alone by those
I have never ceased to grieve for. Therefore, the expression of Tod Sloan in cockney rhyming slang means alone, because he was alone in most of his
lifetime.
v. Herman Finck
Hermann Finck was a German theorist, composer, teacher and organist. The great-nephew of composer Heinrich Finck, Hermann was born in Pirna, and
died at Wittenberg. After 1553 he lived at Wittenherg, where he was organist, and there, in 1555, was published his collection of wedding songs. Few details of
his life have been preserved. Hermann Fincks theoretical writing was good, particularly his observations on the art of singing and of making ornamentations
in song. His most celebrated work is entitled Practica musica, exemplavariorum
signorum, proportionum, et canonum, judicium de louis ac quaedam de arle suaviter et arlificiose cantandi conhinens Wittenberg, 1556. It is of great
historic value, but very rare. Why Herman Finck is the cockney rhyming slang for ink because his works are connected with ink used.
vi. Tommy Tucker
Little Tommy Tucker referred to in the words of this nursery rhyme was a colloquial term that was commonly used to describe orphans - Little
Tommy Tucker. The orphans were often reduced to begging or singing for their supper. The reference to Little Tommy Tucker marrying and the lack of a wife
reflects the difficulty of any orphan being able to marry due to their exceptionally low standing within the community. The first publication date for
Little Tommy Tucker was 1829. Therefore, the expression of Tommy Tucker in cockney rhyming slang means supper, because
in that song little “Tommy Tucker” sings for his supper.
vii. Oscar Asche
He was a noted late-19th century and early 20th-century Shakespearean actor onstage. Asche himself played in Chu during his third Australian tour in
1922. Back in London, Asche‟s fortunes faltered. His marriage failed, though
Lily Brayton, who was always more astute with money, did help produce his final play, The Good Old Days of England, in 1928. It flopped.
Asche wrote two Oriental-themed novels and an autobiography, published in 1929. He directed Brayton‟s last stage appearance in 1932, but his
glory days were gone. Bankrupt, hopelessly obese, petulant, violent and
unreliable, he picked up a few small parts in now forgotten films, but had no involvement in the spectacular 1934 film version of Chu Chin Chow.
Oscar Asche died in poverty on 23 March 1936. He had no children, but his nephew, the Honourable Keith John Austin Asche AC, has played a
prominent role in Australian public life, notably as Chief Justice of the Northern Territory and its Administrator from 1993 to 1997. Oscar, on the other hand, is
barely remembered, though for many years his name survived as rhyming slang for
– ironically – „cash‟.
viii. Charlie Howard
Charles was born in Portsmouth New Hampshire. He had fair hair and small body and suffered from asthma which led to quite a bit of teasing. In high
school he was bullied for being openly gay to the extent that he didnt even attend his High school Graduation. In January 1984 Charles moved to Bagnor, Maine
and started making a life for himself. Charles was openly gay and out and even quite flamboyant in his life style. He like wearing makeup, jewelry and a
womans accessories he would. On Saturday, July 7, 1984 Charlie attended a party. He left the party at
10 pm with his friend Roy Ogden, he decided to go to the post office to check his mail. As Charlie and Roy walked down the street, some teens bothered them.
Charlie was beaten and thrown off the Kenduskeag River Bridge. Roy ran and pulled the first fire alarm that he could find on State Street. An immediate search
began for Charlie. At 1 AM they found Charlies body.
An autopsy would reveal he had an asthma attack and drowned. Today a short distance from the bridge a memorial has been erected. July 7,
Charlies Death Date, is now Diversity Day in Bangor. In July 2004 the Charles O. Howard Memorial Foundation was formed to promote diversity, tolerance and
hate crime prevention. In July of 2009, a memorial service was held for Charlie which is the time the memorial for Charlie was dedicated 25 years after his
death. According to Marjorie Smith from the article “Pace,” promoting lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender health well being, I think bullying damages everyone involved - those who do it
because they are learning to be cruel and those who look on and do nothing because they are learning to be cowards. This includes adults
as well as young people. The most serious hate crimes in recent years were committed by young people - so not challenging
incidents at the school level leads to hate crime in our streets. http:www.pacehealth.org.ukEducational-
Psychology28234043429.htm
From quotation above, Smith said young people are being cowards as a result of bullying. Therefore, the writer can associate Charlie Howard as coward
because his friends always bullying and disturbing him because of his sexual orientation.
C. The Phonological Similarities Between The Slang Words And Their
Target Words
The writer picked frequently used slangs still widely on the use today by cockneyers in London. Meaning that they are slangs spoken by London-based
English speakers, not by other English speakers in other English speaking nations such as Australia, Canada, United States, etc. Therefore, the rhyme analysis will
follow British English pronunciation. The writer found some words that will be discussed in this section. The
words are different from previous section. The writer should do this in order to make easier explanation, because not all the way of pronunciation of the words
of cockney rhyming slang are on dictionary. Every words will have further analysis about their syllables understanding.
The syllable has a hierarchical structure. It is divided into onset and rhyme. Rhyme is divided into two, they are nucleus and coda. The first slang
word that the writer is going to analyze is Barnet fair. The word fair shorthened word of Barnet fair, [f] is voiceless labiodental fricative and [e] is a mid front
short, [ ǝ ] is mid central short. We can draw the Barnet fair is a slang word for
hair , which has the same last syllables as fair. The difference between fair and
hair is in the onset h is voiceless glottal glide. It means that these two words
have the same features of their last phonemes.
