My soul look back in wonder : memories from a life of study, struggle, and doin battle in the language wars / Geneva Napoleon Smitherman.

"This is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka "Dr. G," the pioneering linguist often referred to as the "Queen of Black Language." In a series of narrative essays, Dr. G writes eloquently and powerfully about the role of language in social transformation and the academic, intellectual, linguistic...

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Main Author:	Smitherman, Geneva, 1940- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Subjects:	Smitherman, Geneva, > 1940- Women linguists > United States > Biography. African American women scholars > Biography. African American scholars > Social conditions. African Americans > Languages. African Americans > Study and teaching. Black people > Study and teaching. Black English. United States > Languages. African American women scholars. Language and languages. Women linguists. United States. Biographies.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies.
Physical Description:	x, 199 pages : illustrations (color) ; 24 cm
Format:	Book