Western lore and language : a dictionary for enthusiasts of the American West / Thomas L. Clark.

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Western Lore and Language is the first dictionary to document the extraordinary range of words that are an integral part of the West, old and new. Focusing on words that either originated in the West (forty-niner, skookum, quaking aspen), are used mainly in the West (butte, skink, Spanish sword), or...

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Main Author: Clark, Thomas L.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [1996], ©1996.
Subjects:
English language > West (U.S.) > Slang > Dictionaries.
Americanisms > West (U.S.) > Dictionaries.
West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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Physical Description:xvi, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
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Western Lore and Language is the first dictionary to document the extraordinary range of words that are an integral part of the West, old and new. Focusing on words that either originated in the West (forty-niner, skookum, quaking aspen), are used mainly in the West (butte, skink, Spanish sword), or are associated with the West (mesa, rodeo, surfer), Thomas Clark has compiled an entertaining and essential reference of the Western word. This generously illustrated resource gives readers everything they need to talk western: a pinch of Border Spanish, (Tex-Mex, Tejana, Spanglish), some California Mellow, a generous portion of Old West, and a broad scoop of New West (from vineyard cultivation to Valley Girl vapidity). For more serious readers, the dictionary also offers complete lexicological entries for each word - part of speech, pronunciation, definition, source, etymology, dates, cross-references, and editorial comments.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:PE2970.W4 C58 1996eb
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264).
ISBN:0585132070 (electronic bk.)
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Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2000. Available via the World Wide Web. Available in multiple electronic file formats. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.
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