Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner - Hardcover

Smitherman, Geneva

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395674107 ISBN 13: 9780395674109

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1994

Synopsis

Words and phrases in current use by all segments of the Black community are accompanied by historical information and sentences used to clarify meanings

About this title

From the Back Cover

Do you want to be down with the latest hype terms from the Hip Hop world? Black Talk is the perfect source. "Even if you think you are hip, you'd better look up kitchen, got her nose open, jump salty, and hundreds of other sayings, former or current, that testify to the linguistic originality of Black speakers," said Frederick G. Cassidy, chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. This new edition of Black Talk includes more than 300 new words and phrases and, now more than ever, reflects the ever-changing meanings and uses of this vital and rich part of our language. In a style that is always informative and always entertaining, Geneva Smitherman takes this dictionary fare beyond a list of words. Black Talk is a cultural map that charts word meanings along the highways and byways of African American life.

About the Author

Geneva Smitherman is University Distinguished Professor of English and Director of the African American Language and Literacy Program at Michigan State University. The author of BLACK TALK: WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE HOOD TO THE AMEN CORNER and TALKIN THAT TALK: LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN AFRICAN AMERICA and the editor of AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON ANITA HILL-CLARENCE THOMAS, she also directs the My Brother's Keeper Program in Detroit.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0395674107
• ISBN 13: 9780395674109
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 243