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Also by Joan Houston Hall:

Dictionary Of American Regional English, March 2012
Hardcover

DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN REGIONAL ENGLISH
By: Joan Houston Hall

Harvard University Press
March 2012
On Sale: March 20, 2012
1296 pages
ISBN: 0674047354
EAN: 9780674047358
Hardcover
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DARE readers now have the full panoply of American regional vocabulary, from Adam’s housecat to Zydeco. Volume V is filled with words that reflect our origins, migrations, ethnicities, and neighborhoods. Whether we are talking about foods, games, clothing, family, animals, or any other aspect of life, our vocabulary reveals much about who we are.

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