Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary
Stephen CaltThis 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.
श्रेणियाँ:
साल:
2009
संस्करण:
1st Edition
प्रकाशन:
University of Illinois Press
भाषा:
english
पृष्ठ:
320
ISBN 10:
0252033477
ISBN 13:
9780252033476
फ़ाइल:
PDF, 1.52 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2009