{"product_id":"dictionary-of-american-regional-english","title":"Dictionary of American Regional English","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery page in this new volume of the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of American Regional English\u003c\/i\u003e makes it wonderfully clear that regional expressions still flourish throughout the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDepending on where you live, your conversation may include such beguiling terms as \u003ci\u003epaddybass\u003c\/i\u003e (North Carolina), \u003ci\u003epinkwink\u003c\/i\u003e (Cape Cod), or \u003ci\u003escallyhoot\u003c\/i\u003e (West); if you're invited to a potluck dinner, in Indiana you're likely to call it a \u003ci\u003epitch-in\u003c\/i\u003e, while in northern Illinois it's a \u003ci\u003escramble\u003c\/i\u003e; if your youngsters play hopscotch, they may call it \u003ci\u003epotsy\u003c\/i\u003e in Manhattan, but \u003ci\u003esky blue\u003c\/i\u003e in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the popular first three volumes of \u003ci\u003eDARE\u003c\/i\u003e, the fourth is a treasure-trove of linguistic gems, a book that invites exclamation, delight, and wonder. More than six hundred maps pinpoint where you might live if your favorite card games are sheepshead and skat; if you eat \u003ci\u003epan dulce\u003c\/i\u003e rather than \u003ci\u003epain perdu\u003c\/i\u003e; if you drive down a \u003ci\u003ered dog road\u003c\/i\u003e or make a purchase at a \u003ci\u003eracket store\u003c\/i\u003e; or if you look out your window and see a \u003ci\u003eparka squirrel\u003c\/i\u003e or a \u003ci\u003equill pig\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe language of our everyday lives is captured in \u003ci\u003eDARE\u003c\/i\u003e, along with expressions our grandparents used but our children will never know. Based on thousands of interviews across the country, the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of American Regional English\u003c\/i\u003e presents our language in its infinite variety. Word lovers will delight in the wit and wisdom found in the quotations that illustrate each entry, and will prize the richness and diversity of our spoken and written culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251473174872,"sku":"9780674008847","price":121.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780674008847.jpg?v=1771046144","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dictionary-of-american-regional-english","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}