The mountain man vernacular
Subtitle: its historical roots, its linguistic nature, and its literary uses
By: Richard C. Poulsen.
Series: American university studies.; v. 22
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: English language -- Dialects -- West (U.S.); Dialect literature, American -- West (U.S.) -- History and criticism.; American literature -- West (U.S.) -- History and criticism.; Mountain life -- West (U.S.) -- Terminology.; Trappers -- West (U.S.) -- Language.; Oral tradition -- West (U.S.); Mountain life in literature.; Americanisms -- West (U.S.); Trappers in literature.; Speech in literature.; Rocky Mountains -- Languages.; West (U.S.) -- Languages.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [317]-328.