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Dictionary of American regional English

, Volume 1
Front Cover
2 Reviews
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Jul 1, 1985 - Language Arts & Disciplines
A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities

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User Review  - TC - Goodreads

I love these books but wish there was a single volume available as electronic copy for searching. Perhaps there is? Read full review

Review: Dictionary of American Regional English, Volume I: AC

User Review  - Brooke - Goodreads

Heard about this on NPR this weekend, it talks about the different terms people use in various parts of the country that are specific to that region. ie: Roachkiller in NJ are pointy toed shoes. Sounded like an interesting read. Read full review

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Contents

Acknowledgments
ix
Language Changes Especially Common in American Folk Speech
xxxvi
Text of Questionnaire
lxii
List of Informants
lxxxvi
List of Abbreviations
clii
Copyright

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Bibliographic information

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TitleDictionary of American regional English, Volume 1
DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN REGIONAL ENGLISH, Frederic G. Cassidy
AuthorFrederic Gomes Cassidy
EditorsFrederic Gomes Cassidy, Joan Houston Hall
PublisherBelknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1985
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized18 Jun 2010
ISBN0674205111, 9780674205116
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics
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