Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary
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| Management number | 231994592 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$9.30 | Model Number | 231994592 | ||
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This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0252076605 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0252076602 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Dimensions | 9.02 x 6.52 x 0.81 inches |
| Grade level | 11 and up |
| Item Weight | 1.1 pounds |
| Reading age | 16 years and up |
| Print length | 286 pages |
| Publication date | October 1, 2009 |
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