A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance -The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: squeaky cheese, city chicken, shampoo banana, the Pittsburgh toilet, FIB, bubbler, Chevy in the Hole, and jagoff.
The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings.
About the author
Edward McClelland is a journalist. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Columbia Journalism Review, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Salon. He is the author of Nothin' But Blue Skies and Young Mr. Obama. He lives in Chicago.
Pages: 152
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Date: 1st December 2016
ISBN: 9780997774276
Format: Paperback