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Black Talk : Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner Paperback - 2000
by Geneva Smitherman
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
Fully revised and updated -- the ultimate guide to black talk from all segments of the African American community.Do you want to be down with the latest hype terms from the Hip Hop world? 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.
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Details
- Title Black Talk : Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner
- Author Geneva Smitherman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Rev Upd Su
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Date 2000
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0395969190I3N00
- ISBN 9780395969199 / 0395969190
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Americanisms, English language - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99040637
- Dewey Decimal Code 427.089
Summary
Fully revised and updated -- the ultimate guide to black talk from all segments of the African American community.Do you want to be down with the latest hype terms from the Hip Hop world? 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.
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Citations
- American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2001, Page 468
- Booklist, 05/01/2000, Page 1689
- Library Journal, 02/01/2000, Page 77