Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner by Smitherman, Geneva Published by Mariner Books Rev Upd Su edition (2000) Paperback

by Geneva Smitherman

This dictionary takes you beyond a word list. It is a cultural map that charts word meanings along the highways and byways of African American life.

Genres: Sociology, African American, Language

Paperback

First published August 25, 1994

Reviews

[Kyrstin Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dictionary of words that originated in Black communities. It’s crazy to see how many white people have stolen and how many recycle back into popular vernacular over time.

[Brad McKenna]

It wasn't that I don't like books on words, I do! And it's not that I don't like dictionaries, I do! But this book was published 20 years ago and the I feared a lot of the the words weren't in use any more and that it was missing 20 years of developments. So I put it down.