Black talk
words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner
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Author
Publication
1994 - Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
60,750 words, Guess
Page Count
243 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1077391M
- ISBN-100395674107
- OCLC Control Number29792698
- OCLC Control Numberblacktalkwordsph0000smit
- Library of Congress Control Number94000591
and 2 more
- Goodreads2723528
- LibraryThing1309697
Classifications
- DDC427/.973/08996
- LCCPE3102.N4 S65 1994
Description
"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. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
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.
Subjects
Topics
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Genres
- Dictionaries.
- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Other Editions
- Black talk: words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner
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