Barrelhouse words : a blues dialect dictionary / / Stephen Calt

• Autore: Calt Stephen
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 781.64303
• Soggetto topico: Blues (Music) - Texts; Blues (Music) - History and criticism; English language - Dialects
• Altri autori: GerardManny
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Author's Note -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Select Annotated Bibliography of Dictionary Sources -- General Bibliography -- Informants Cited in Text -- Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Text -- A BLUES DIALECT DICTIONARY -- Appendix -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang.
• Altri titoli varianti: Blues dialect dictionary
• Titolo autorizzato: Barrelhouse words
• ISBN: 1-283-07008-1; 9786613070081; 0-252-09071-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910969814303321
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