Dictionary of American Regional English

(Book #2 in the Dictionary of American Regional English Series)

by Joan Houston Hall and Frederic G. Cassidy

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Volume I of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), published to wide acclaim in 1985, captured the wondrous variety and creativeness of American folk words and expressions and tickled the imagination of lovers of language around the world. Decades in preparation, the DARE corpus reflects the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads--the regional metaphors and similes passed...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:067420512X

ISBN13:9780674205123

Release Date:September 1991

Publisher:Belknap Press

Length:1200 Pages

Weight:6.30 lbs.

Dimensions:2.2" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Related Subjects

Dictionaries Dictionaries & Thesauruses Education & Reference English Foreign Language Study & Reference History Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Reference Slang & Idioms State & Local Words, Language & Grammar

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Dictionary of American Regional English

(Book #2 in the Dictionary of American Regional English Series)

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