Word from the mother : language and African Americans / Geneva Smitherman ; with a foreword by H. Samy Alim.

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"This classic text by celebrated linguist and pioneer of Black Talk, Geneva Smitherman, is a definitive statement on African American Language. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans, as well as providin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smitherman, Geneva, 1940- (Author)
Other Authors:	Alim, H. Samy (author of foreword.)
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Edition:	Classic edition.
Series:	Routledge linguistics classics.
Subjects:	African Americans > Languages. English language > Variation > United States. Black English > United States. Americanisms. Black English. English language > Variation. United States.
Local Note:	MSU Stanley C. and Selma D. Hollander Faculty Book Collection
Physical Description:	xxvii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format:	Book

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