Defines and illustrates nearly ten thousand American idioms and popular phrases, and includes the origin and date each expression came into the language.
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions of American English words, and includes feature panels, illustrations, and a variety of reference tools, including political and physical maps, measurement charts, and grammar rules.
Provides definitions and countries of origin of slang and colloquial words and phrases used in the English-speaking world; arranged alphabetically from A to Izzy.
a decade-by-decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century
Ostler, Rosemarie
2003
Presents a decade-by-decade guide to words that became popular over the course of the twentieth century, many of which have since disappeared from the English language.
New words for the 1990s are chosen and defined, regional notes describe differences in the English language between one region of the United States and another, word histories show in detail how words enter and develop within a language and how they interact with history and culture, and plus more.
language, culture, and education in African America
Smitherman, Geneva
1999
A collection of essays in which Geneva Smitherman, a native speaker of African American Language, presents her opinions about Ebonics and related issues.
