Dictionary of American Regional English, Volume I: Introduction and A-C Brazilian Jazz and bring stillness to the

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ISBN13: 9780670829941 ISBN10: 0670829943 Material Type: hardcover

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Dictionary of American Regional English, Volume I: Introduction and A-C Brazilian Jazz and bring stillness to theHow do Americans really talkwhat are their hometown, everyday expressions in the many regions and sections of this huge country? The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), twenty years in preparation, answers these questions. It gives visible proof of the diversityand the vitalityof American folk language, past and present. DARE includes thousands of words and phrases not found in conventional dictionaries, and out of the way meanings for