Dictionary of American Regional English: Introduction and A-C
Dictionary of American Regional English: Introduction and A-C

Author: Frederic G. Cassidy

Publisher: Belknap Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 1074

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This series capture the language spoken on America's main streets and country roads, words and phrases passed along within homes and communities, from east to west, north to south, childhood to old age. Built upon an unprecedented survey of spoken English across America and bolstered by extensive historical research, this series preserves the language with all its idioms and peculiarities.

Dictionary of American Regional English: D-H
Dictionary of American Regional English: D-H

Author: Frederic G. Cassidy

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 1196

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A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities. Online index is at http://dare.wisc.edu/?q=node/18.

Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE).
Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE).

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Presents information on the "Dictionary of American Regional English," (DARE) provided by Luanne von Schneidemesser. The dictionary documents the varieties of English that are found everywhere in the United States, including words, pronunciations, and phrases that vary from one region to another. Notes that the book is published by Harvard University Press. Includes quizzes to match up regional phrases with definitions.

Dictionary of American Regional English: P-Sk
Dictionary of American Regional English: P-Sk

Author: Frederic G. Cassidy

Publisher: Belknap Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1048

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A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities. Online index is at http://dare.wisc.edu/?q=node/18.

How We Talk
How We Talk

Author: Allan A. Metcalf

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780618043620

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In short, delightful essays, a professor of English explains the key features that make American speech so expressive and distinct. With chapters on ethnic dialects and dialects in the movies, the author reveals the resplendence of one of our nation's greatest natural resources--its endless and varied talk.