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An exhaustive, engrossing lexicon of blues idioms

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"An impeccably scholarly, irresistibly readable guide to the language heard on the recordings of the great blues singers who were active in the first half of the 20th century."--Wall Street Journal


"A very useful and mamlishly good book."--Juke Blues


"A treat for anyone who loves language, and who sees it as a living, breathing entity."--PopMatters




Table of Contents
CoverTitle PageCopyright PageContentsAuthor's NoteIntroductionSelect Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary SourcesGeneral BibliographyInformants Cited in TextAbbreviations and Symbols Used in TextA Blues Dialect DictionaryAppendixIndex

Barrelhouse Words

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 1 October 2009
      ISBN-13 9780252076602
      978-0252076602
      ISBN-10 0252076605
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An exhaustive, engrossing lexicon of blues idioms

      Trade Review

      "An impeccably scholarly, irresistibly readable guide to the language heard on the recordings of the great blues singers who were active in the first half of the 20th century."--Wall Street Journal


      "A very useful and mamlishly good book."--Juke Blues


      "A treat for anyone who loves language, and who sees it as a living, breathing entity."--PopMatters




      Table of Contents
      CoverTitle PageCopyright PageContentsAuthor's NoteIntroductionSelect Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary SourcesGeneral BibliographyInformants Cited in TextAbbreviations and Symbols Used in TextA Blues Dialect DictionaryAppendixIndex

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