[Ads-l] Lewis Porter on "jazz"

[Bonnie Taylor-Blake]

Back in 2019, Ben alerted us that jazz historian Lewis Porter had
written something on the etymology of "jazz" for WGBO.

https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2019-March/154311.html

Lewis (cc'd here) has recently posted two of six planned pieces on the
etymology of "jazz."

In writing these analyses, he supplemented his own research findings
with some things revealed in ADS-L discussions and in recent personal
communications with ADS-L members and non-members.

You can read the first two parts at

https://lewisporter.substack.com/p/the-word-jazz-1-of-6-its-true-origins

https://lewisporter.substack.com/p/the-word-jazz-2-issues-around-dates

Several of you have researched and written extensively on the possible
origin(s) of "jazz" and may have thoughts to share on Lewis's work.

I'll try to send along links to his remaining posts as he publishes them.

-- Bonnie

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