Talking back, talking black : truths about America's Lingua Franca / John McWhorter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McWhorter, John H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lingua francas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2017.

Summary:

An authoritative, impassioned celebration of Black English, how it works, and why it matters.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

It's Complicated

What Do You Mean "Sounds Black"?

But They Can't Talk That Way at a Job Interview!

Speaking Black or Speaking Minstrel?

Through a Lens Darkly?

Endnotes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 15, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-942658-21-4

OCLC:

965778896