Chin music
Subtitle: tall talk and other talk
By: collected from American folklore by Alvin Schwartz ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
Contributors: O'Brien, John, 1953-
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Co.
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
Subjects: Americanisms -- Juvenile literature; English language -- Slang -- Juvenile literature; English language -- Terms and phrases -- Juvenile literature; English language -- New words -- Juvenile literature; Folklore -- United States; Americanisms; English language -- Slang; English language -- Terms and phrases
Description: Presents examples of folk speech used during the period 1815 to 1950. Identifies their meaning and the regions in which they were collected.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 119-126.