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Talkin that talk

Talkin that talk

by Geneva Smitherman

Black EnglishSocial life and customsAmericanismsLanguagesEducation
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About this book

"Geneva Smitherman, a native speaker of African American Language and a leading scholar, here presents her take on Ebonics and related issues."--BOOK JACKET. "The essays and interlinking commentaries guide the reader through the current Ebonics controversy which is also linked to past issues about the language, culture and education of people of African descent in the United States."--BOOK JACKET.

Themes & subjects

Black EnglishSocial life and customsAmericanismsLanguagesEducationAfrican Americans

About the author

Geneva Smitherman

1940

Author

Geneva Smitherman

Pages

457

Read time

≈ 11h

Editions

2

Language

English

Publisher

Routledge

ISBN

9780415208659

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