"This classic text by celebrated linguist and pioneer of Black Talk, Geneva Smitherman, is a definitive statement on African American Language. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans…
"This classic text by celebrated linguist and pioneer of Black Talk, Geneva Smitherman, is a definitive statement on African American Language. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans…
"This classic text by celebrated linguist and pioneer of Black Talk, Geneva Smitherman, is a definitive statement on African American Language. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans…
"This classic text by celebrated linguist and pioneer of Black Talk, Geneva Smitherman, is a definitive statement on African American Language. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans…
"This classic text by celebrated linguist and pioneer of Black Talk, Geneva Smitherman, is a definitive statement on African American Language. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans…
A comprehensive collection in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) that provides various theoretical approaches to its origin, development, and advantages. The contributors provide many different perspectives and topics relevant to the study of African American language as…
"This book was the first to provide a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English and is widely recognised as a classic in the field. It covers both the main linguistic features, in particular the grammar, phonology and lexicon and the sociological,…
