Barrelhouse words : a blues dialect dictionary / Stephen Calt.

By:

Calt, Stephen

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2009Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780252090714
0252090713
1283070081
9781283070089

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Barrelhouse wordsDDC classification:

781.64303 22

LOC classification:

ML3521

Other classification:

AC 30160
LP 11500
LS 48500
9,2

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Contents:

Cover -- Author' 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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

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