Barrelhouse words : a blues dialect dictionary /

Barrelhouse words : a blues dialect dictionary /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Calt, Stephen.
Imprint:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Blues (Music) -- Texts -- Dictionaries. Blues (Music) -- History and criticism. Blues (Music) English language -- Dialects Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dictionaries
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124634

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ISBN:	9780252033476 0252033477 9780252076602 0252076605 9780252090714 0252090713 1283070081 9781283070089
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Barrelhouse words 9780252033476 (cloth : alk. paper)

Table of 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.