Pachuco : an American-Spanish argot and its social functions in Tucson, Arizona /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barker, George C. (George Carpenter), 1912-1958 (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona Press, 2019.
Edition:	Open access edition.
Series:	Social science bulletin ; no. 18.
Subjects:	Spanish language > Dialects > Arizona. Cant > Arizona. Tucson (Ariz.) > Social life and customs. Gangs > Arizona > Tucson. Cant. Gangs. Manners and customs. Spanish language > Dialects. Arizona. Arizona > Tucson. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction - Dialects of Spanish in Tucson - The structure of Pachuco - Origin and spread of Pachuco - Usage of Pachuco in Tucson - Social functions of Pachuco - Texts - A glossary of common Pachuco terms - Some common Pochismos used in Tucson 1945-48.