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Dictionary of American Regional English: A-C (Dictionary of American Regional English)
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by:
Cassidy, Frederic Gomes (Editor)
Hall, Joan Houston (Editor)
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Publisher:
Belknap Press
Published: September 1, 1985
ISBN: 0674205111
Format:Hardcover
Pages:1062
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Book Description
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William Safire calls it "The most exciting linguistic project going on in the United States," and I'd have to agree. Dictionary of American Regional English is a corker (thing of remarkable quality or strength). There's nothing cheesy
(low-grade, cheap) or cold potato (dull, boring, or worthless) about it. It's such couthy (amiable) reading that it's hard to raise your conkhouse (lift your head) and agress (move forward and make progress).
From Library Journal
Long in
gestation, having been an original goal of the American Dialect Society in 1889, DARE is the result of 25 years of sustained work by its editor, with support from the NEH, universities, institutions, hundreds of volunteers, and 2,777 informants. Entries
give definitions; pronunciation; alternative forms; examples; dated reference to sources, which include a unique questionnaire; and then clear indication of where the word is used. Computer-produced maps are a significant feature, as are extensive
introductory articles about the maps, pronunciation, language changes, and the DARE project. In an attractive and readable design, on acid-free paper, at a reasonable price, DARE is an important and necessary purchase for academic and public libraries.
William Wortman, Miami Univ. Lib., Ohio
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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