Maine Lingo: A Wicked-Good Guide to Yankee Vernacular
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- Synopsis
- John Gould's family first settled in Maine in 1618, so by the time he came along in the early 20th century, the Gould's were well steeped in the vernacular of the region, and his first inheritance was the turned-around, honed-down, and tuned-up language of his farming neighbors who seldom strayed beyond the village store. Maine Lingo was first compiled in 1975, when TV, radio, and other leveling media had begun to seriously erode regional speech distinctions, and this dictionary will furnish anyone interested in Maine or regional dialects with the terminologies of regular folks, from lobstermen to farmers to woodsmen. Altogether it is a fun and fascinating collection of lore, humor, and straight information that will have you able to tell your billdad from your wazzat in no time flat.
- Copyright:
- 1975
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 364 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781608935673
- Publisher:
- Down East Books
- Date of Addition:
- 10/02/25
- Copyrighted By:
- John Gould
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Social Studies, Language Arts, Humor, Communication
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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