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Author:	Robert Hendrickson	Publisher:	Facts on File
ISBN-10:	0816021139	Subject:	Reference
ISBN-13:	9780816021130	Topic:	--
Format:	Hardcover	Language:	English
Publication Year:	1997	Condition:	Acceptable
Special Attributes:	--

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Series:	Facts on File Dictionary of American Regional Expressions, Vol 4

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Length:	145 pages
Height:	9.3 in.
Width:	6.3 in.
Thickness:	0.8 in.
Weight:	12.8 oz.

Publisher's Note
The newest addition to the American Regional Expressions series (Whistlin' Dixie, Happy Trails, and Yankee Talk), Mountain Range introduces readers to the vernacular of the Ozarks, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Smokies, the Cumberlands, and of course Appalachia. What many people may not know is that there is much more to the rich culture and language of these regions than Hollywood caricatures like the Beverly Hillbillies and Ma Kettle suggest. Linguist Robert Hendrickson provides a revealing glimpse into a dialect that, according to Mario Pei, "comes closer in many respects to Elizabethan English than does present speech of London". Excerpted from novels, poetry, legends, newspapers, and other sources, Mountain Range contains thousands of expressions, anecdotes, pronunciations, and idioms that will entertain and enlighten you about life "down in the holler".
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These six books, part of a 12-title series published in Great Britain, all carry a small portrait of the composer on the cover and the tag line "an essential guide to his life and works." They are all the same length, with six to ten chapters, and offer a complete list of works and of recommended readings and recordings. These six are by different authors, but most of the authors have written other titles in the series, and they have all written about music elsewhere. The composers featured were selected on the basis of popularity with British radio listeners (which makes the exclusion of Mozart surprising). As such, the authors presume that readers possess a love of and familiarity with standard repertoire. Containing no musical examples, the books are more biography than musical analysis and serve as good, lively introductions to the composers. Though they are slim paperbacks on nonpermanent paper, their sturdy bindings should hold together through many circulations. Recommended for small and medium-sized libraries. Bonnie Jo Dopp, Univ. of Maryland Lib., College Park Moore

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Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0816021139
Title : Mountain Range: A Dictionary of Expressions from Appalachia to the Ozarks (Facts on File Dictionary of American Regional Expressions, Vol 4)
EAN : 9780816021130
Authors : Robert Hendrickson
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Facts on File
Publication Date : 1997-07
Pages : 145
List Price (MSRP) : 30.00
Height : 0.6400 inches
Width : 6.2700 inches
Length : 9.2900 inches
Weight : 0.8100 pounds
Keywords : Slang & Idioms, Linguistics, General, General AAS, Hardcover, Printed Books
Condition : Acceptable

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