Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 286 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0252033477
,
0252076605
,
0252090713
,
1283070081
,
9780252033476
,
9780252076602
,
9780252090714
,
9781283070089
Content:
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
Content:
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Author's Note""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""Select Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary Sources""; ""General Bibliography""; ""Informants Cited in Text""; ""Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Text""; ""A BLUES DIALECT DICTIONARY""; ""Appendix""; ""Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe
Language:
English
