Dictionary of American Regional English

With this fifth volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English, readers now have the full panoply of American regional vocabulary, from Adam's housecat to Zydeco. Like the first four volumes, the fifth is filled with words that reflect our origins, migrations, ethnicities, and neighborhoods.

Contradicting the popular notion that American English has become homogenized, DARE demonstrates that our language still has distinct...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674047354
• ISBN13: 9780674047358
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 1296 Pages
• Weight: 6.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 8.8" x 11.3"