Black talk
Subtitle: words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner
By: Geneva Smitherman.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: English language -- United States -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc; English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries; African Americans -- Languages -- Dictionaries; Black English -- Dictionaries; Americanisms -- Dictionaries
Genres: Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; Dictionaries.
Description: Black Talk is the perfect source. "Even if you think you're hip, you'd better look up kitchen, got her nose open, jump salty, and hundreds of other sayings, former or current, that testify to the linguistic originality of Black speakers," said Frederic G. Cassidy, chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. This new edition of Black Talk includes more than 300 new words and phrases and, now more than ever, reflects the ever-changing meanings and uses of this vital and rich part of our language. In a style that is always informative and always entertaining, Geneva Smitherman takes this dictionary far beyond a list of words. Black Talk is a cultural map that charts word meanings along the highways and byways of African American life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37).