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Out of the mouths of slaves : African American language and educational malpractice / John Baugh ; foreword by William Labov.
Van Pelt Library PE3102.N42 B39 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baugh, John, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Language.
- African Americans.
- English language--Social aspects--United States.
- English language.
- English language--Social aspects.
- Enslaved persons.
- African Americans--Education.
- United States.
- African Americans--Education--Language arts.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Language.
- Black English.
- Americanisms.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- Baugh's inquiry ranges from the origins of African American English among slaves and their descendants to its recent adoption by standard English speakers of various races. Some of the topics he considers include practices and malpractices for educating language minority students, linguistic discrimination in the administration of justice, cross-cultural communication between Blacks and whites, and specific linguistic aspects of African American English. This detailed overview of the main points of debate about African American language will be important reading for both scholars and the concerned public.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-180) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0292708726
- 0292708734
- OCLC:
- 39291410
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