Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Foundations; 2. Forms; 3. Meanings; 4. Themes; 5. Functions; Conclusion; Glossary A-Z; Bibliography; Sources; Index.
A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.
Maciej Widawski is a professor of linguistics specializing in lexical variation and its description. He has conducted research on slang since the early 1990s and has written extensively on the subject. His recent books include The Dictionary of City Names in American Slang (2011) and Yinglish (2012).
'This book fills a real need for an up-to-date, substantive,
scholarly book on African American slang. The glossary itself is
impressive, and the detailed description that precedes it, with
discussions of the forms, meanings, themes and functions of slang
words, is invaluable.' John Rickford, Stanford University,
California
'Maciej Widawski has created a marvelous book about African
American slang that exceeds expectation. Readers from diverse
backgrounds, be they scholars or not, will find meticulous accounts
of Black American slang described in cultural contexts that have
heretofore been unavailable in a single volume.' John Baugh,
Washington University, St Louis
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