Whistlin' Dixie
Subtitle: a dictionary of southern expressions
By: Robert Hendrickson.
Series: Facts on File dictionary of American regional expressions ;; v. 1
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: English language -- Southern States -- Terms and phrases.; English language -- Dialects -- Southern States -- Dictionaries.; English language -- Southern States -- Dictionaries.; Popular culture -- Southern States -- Dictionaries.; Americanisms -- Southern States -- Dictionaries.; Southern States -- Languages -- Dictionaries.
Description: A dictionary of southern expressions, southern speech has been elevated to an art form by those who live below the Mason-Dixon line. Southern dialect springs from a variety of sources: Cajun, Creole, Gumbo, Gullah and Conch, to name a few. All converge to form a uniquely Southern mode of expression. Of the over 3,500 Southern-fried words and expressions contained in Whistlin' Dixie, many have become familiar as they have slipped into the American vocabulary, but many more remain exclusive to the South. All are explored here, with special emphasis on usage, pronunciation, historical and literary references, variations, etymology and locale of use.--[book jacket].