Dictionary of American Regional English

Informationen zum Autor Joan Houston Hall is Distinguished Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined the DARE staff in 1975, became Associate Editor in 1979, and was named Chief Editor in 2000. Klappentext Based on thousands of interviews across the country! the "Dictionary of American Regional English" presents our language in its infinite variety. Word lovers will delight in the wit and wisdom found in the quotations that illustrate each entry! and will prize the richness and diversity of our spoken and written culture. 575 pp. Zusammenfassung DARE readers now have the full panoply of American regional vocabulary, from ‘Adam’s housecat’ to ‘Zydeco.’ Volume V is filled with words reflecting our origins, migrations, ethnicities, and neighborhoods. Whether we talk about foods, games, clothing, family, animals, or any other aspect of life, our vocabulary reveals much about who we are.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Houston Hall
• Assisted by: Joan Houston Hall (Editor), Hall Joan Houston (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.03.2012
• EAN: 9780674047358
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04735-8
• No. of pages: 1296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; USA, English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, United States of America, USA, Dialect, slang & jargon, Dialect, slang and jargon