Dictionary of American Regional English

Book Overview

Dip into the Dictionary of American Regional English and enter the rich, endlessly entertaining, ever-changing world of American speech. Learn what a Minnesota grandma is making when she fixes lefse, what a counterman in a Buffalo deli means by kimmelweck or a Hawaiian baker puts into a malassada. Find out what kids on the streets of New York are doing when they play Johnny-on-the-pony or off-the-point,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674205197
• ISBN13: 9780674205192
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 944 Pages
• Weight: 5.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.7" x 11.4"