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Language, Discourse and Power in African American Culture - Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Morgan, Marcyliena (University of California, Los Angeles)
Language, Discourse and Power in African American Culture - Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Morgan, Marcyliena (University of California, Los Angeles)
A study of African American language in the United States looks at the grammar, speech, and verbal genres within the African American and American speech communities, as well as various historical strands that help to understand its development and the current political and educational debates about its dialectical status.
200 pages, 3 b/w illus. 4 maps 8 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 4, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780521001496 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 200 |
Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 12 mm · 310 g |
Language | English |
Series Editor | Goodwin, Marjorie Harness |
Series Editor | Irvine, Judith T. |
Series Editor | Kuipers, Joel C. |
Series Editor | Kulick, Don |
Series Editor | Lucy, John |
Series Editor | Ochs, Elinor |
Series Editor | Schieffelin, Bambi B. |
Series Editor | Silverstein, Michael |