[Ads-l] Antedating of "Work Song"

Shapiro, Fred 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sun Apr 19 13:51:49 UTC 2026

Previous message (by thread): [Ads-l] "Wake up and smell the fascism."
Next message (by thread): [Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Work Song"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

work song (OED 1911)

1875 Springfield (Mass.) Daily Republican 26 June 8/1 (Newspapers.com)

Mr. Towe divided the negro songs into three kinds — the spiritual, the work songs and the comic.

Fred Shapiro

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org

Previous message (by thread): [Ads-l] "Wake up and smell the fascism."
Next message (by thread): [Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Work Song"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

More information about the Ads-l mailing list