A new dictionary of Americanisms;
being a glossary of words supposed to be peculiar to the United States and the dominion of Canada,
by Sylva Clapin.

Description

Main Author: Clapin, Sylva, 1853-1928.
Related Names: Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929.
Tylor, Edward Burnett, Sir, 1832-1917.
Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902.
Aubrey, William Hickman Smith, 1848-1916.
Language(s): English
Published: New York : L. Weiss, [190-?]
Subjects: English language > English language / Slang.
Americanisms.
Note: Appendices: I. Foreign words, either used in their original integrity, or derived from foreign languages, which may be classed as Americanisms.--II. Substantives classed according to analogy.--III. Reprints from English and American periodicals: 1. Americanisms, by Dr. Aubrey (Leisure hour) 2. Wild flowers of English speech in America, by Edward Eggleston (The Century magazine) 3. The philology of slang, by E. B. Tylor (Macmillan's magazine) 4. The function of slang, by Brander Matthews (Harper's monthly)
Physical Description: xii, 581 p. 23 cm.
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