Language in the Inner City Studies in the Black English Vernacular |
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| Author:
| Labov, William |
| Series title: | Conduct and Communication Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-7658-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1973 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English.
Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English.