With this fifth volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English, readers now have the full panoply of American regional vocabulary, from Adam’s housecat to Zydeco. Like the first four volumes, t
Every page in this new volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English makes it wonderfully clear that regional expressions still flourish throughout the United States.Depending on where you liv
Dip into the Dictionary of American Regional English and enter the rich, endlessly entertaining, ever-changing world of American speech. Learn what a Minnesota grandma is making when she fixes lefse,
Volume I of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), published to wide acclaim in 1985, captured the wondrous variety and creativeness of American folk words and expressions and tickled th
This companion volume to the Dictionary of American Regional English vastly enhances readers’ use of the five volumes of DARE text. Those who want to investigate the regional synonyms for a rustic, or
A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities
