American talk
Subtitle: where our words come from
By: J. L. Dillard.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: English language -- United States; English language -- Slang; Americanisms
Description: Traces the development of words and expressions commonly used in American slang that originated with Indians, various groups of settlers, and from other sources.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [171]-179.
Includes index.