Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner Smitherman GenevaPaperback
Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner Smitherman GenevaPaperback Fully revised and updated -- the ultimate guide to black talk from all segments of the African American…
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Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner Smitherman GenevaPaperback
Fully revised and updated -- the ultimate guide to black talk from all segments of the African American community.Do you want to be down with the latest hype terms from the Hip Hop world? "Even if you think you're hip, you'd better look up kitchen, got her nose open, jump salty, and hundreds of other sayings, former or current, that testify to the linguistic originality of Black speakers," said Frederic G. Black Talk is the perfect source.
This new edition of Black Talk includes more than 300 new words and phrases and, now more than ever, reflects the ever-changing meanings and uses of this vital and rich part of our language. Cassidy, chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. In a style that is always informative and always entertaining, Geneva Smitherman takes this dictionary far beyond a list of words.
Black Talk is a cultural map that charts word meanings along