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Western Lore and Language: A Dictionary for Enthusiasts of the American West - Couverture rigide

Clark, Thomas L.

 
9780874805109: Western Lore and Language: A Dictionary for Enthusiasts of the American West
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0874805104 ISBN 13 : 9780874805109
Editeur : Univ of Utah Pr, 1996

Synopsis

Western Lore and Language is the first dictionary to document the extraordinary range of words that are an integral part of the West, old and new. Focusing on words that either originated in the West (forty-niner, skookum, quaking aspen), are used mainly in the West (butte, skink, Spanish sword), or are associated with the West (mesa, rodeo, surfer), Thomas Clark has compiled an entertaining and essential reference of the Western word. This generously illustrated resource gives readers everything they need to talk western: a pinch of Border Spanish, (Tex-Mex, Tejana, Spanglish), some California Mellow, a generous portion of Old West, and a broad scoop of New West (from vineyard cultivation to Valley Girl vapidity). For more serious readers, the dictionary also offers complete lexicological entries for each word - part of speech, pronunciation, definition, source, etymology, dates, cross-references, and editorial comments.

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Éditeur
Univ of Utah Pr
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0874805104
ISBN 13 
9780874805109
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
266
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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