Western Lore and Language: A Dictionary for Enthusiasts of the American West - Hardcover

Clark, Thomas L.

 
9780874805109: Western Lore and Language: A Dictionary for Enthusiasts of the American West
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0874805104 ISBN 13: 9780874805109
Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr, 1996

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Thomas L. Clark is professor of English and linguistics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Publisher
Univ of Utah Pr
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0874805104
ISBN 13 
9780874805109
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
266