Download or read book A Souvenir of the Founding of Rensselaer County 1791 written by Writers' Program, New York and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Library Accessions written by United States. Federal Works Agency. Library and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States written by William A. Kretzschmar and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-09-15 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who uses "skeeter hawk," "snake doctor," and "dragonfly" to refer to the same insect? Who says "gum band" instead of "rubber band"? The answers can be found in the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States (LAMSAS), the largest single survey of regional and social differences in spoken American English. It covers the region from New York state to northern Florida and from the coastline to the borders of Ohio and Kentucky. Through interviews with nearly twelve hundred people conducted during the 1930s and 1940s, the LAMSAS mapped regional variations in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation at a time when population movements were more limited than they are today, thus providing a unique look at the correspondence of language and settlement patterns. This handbook is an essential guide to the LAMSAS project, laying out its history and describing its scope and methodology. In addition, the handbook reveals biographical information about the informants and social histories of the communities in which they lived, including primary settlement areas of the original colonies. Dialectologists will rely on it for understanding the LAMSAS, and historians will find it valuable for its original historical research. Since much of the LAMSAS questionnaire concerns rural terms, the data collected from the interviews can pinpoint such language differences as those between areas of plantation and small-farm agriculture. For example, LAMSAS reveals that two waves of settlement through the Appalachians created two distinct speech types. Settlers coming into Georgia and other parts of the Upper South through the Shenandoah Valley and on to the western side of the mountain range had a Pennsylvania-influenced dialect, and were typically small farmers. Those who settled the Deep South in the rich lowlands and plateaus tended to be plantation farmers from Virginia and the Carolinas who retained the vocabulary and speech patterns of coastal areas. With these revealing findings, the LAMSAS represents a benchmark study of the English language, and this handbook is an indispensable guide to its riches.
Download or read book Sorting the City written by Diane Marie Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliography of New York State Communities written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliographies of local history are essential research tools for historians, genealogists, and book collectors. This volume is an attempt to bring together citations to all the books and pamphlets dealing with New York State history at the local or community level, which were published between 1900 and 1987; also included are some of the more important local history publications published prior to 1900, as well as a few works published as recently as 1989. It is not an attempt to compile a complete bibliography of the state which would undoubtedly require several large volumes, but rather, is directed more specifically to the needs of the local history and genealogy researcher. Material pertaining to the history of the major cities of the state has generally been excluded. Periodical articles and manuscript materials have also been excluded. About 2,500 publications are described in the listings which are arranged by county and town. This revised and enlarged edition updates the 1988 work with numerous additional citations, well-annotated for informative and entertaining reading, covering the following new subjects: Hudson Valley, Indians, maps, northern and western New York, reference books which include a substantial amount of New York material, Revolutionary War, Shakers and books with statewide coverage.
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Download or read book Library Accessions written by United States. Federal Works Agency. Library and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Guide Series written by Marc S. Selvaggio and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library 1911 1971 written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the seventeen towns of Rensselaer County written by A.J. Weise and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1880 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Resourceful People written by Rachel D. Bliven and published by Donning Company Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Let s Take The Kids 3rd Edition written by Joanne Michaels and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-05-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Definitive Family Travel Resource for the Hudson Valley Area Let's Take the Kids! features hundreds of family activities for an afternoon, weekend, or a whole week in the Hudson Valley region. From picnic spots to riverboat cruises, every listing in this guide is written with a kid's interests and attention span in mind. This fully updated and expanded edition includes: - Water Activities: boat cruises, fishing, canoe trips, and swimming holes - Educational Stops: kid-friendly museums, historical sites, and nature centers - Winter Sports: skiing, sledding, and ice-skating - Seasonal Events: festivals, "pick-your-own" farms, horse racing, air shows, and theater programs - Kids' Favorites: biking and hiking trails, amusement parks, zoos, and picnic locations
Download or read book Catalog of Government Publications in the Research Libraries written by New York Public Library. Economic and Public Affairs Division and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Herkimer County N Y written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Westchester County Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
