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Spoken soulSpoken soul

Spoken soul

John R. Rickford

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"Offers a fascinating, definitive history of the use of Black English in literature, the performing arts, religion, and everyday conversation. The Rickfords also explore America's love/hate relationship with Black English and its role in our ongoing dialogue about why and how race matters". -- Jacket.

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OL Work ID
OL475128W

Subjects

African AmericansBlack EnglishEnglish languageLanguagesSocial aspects of English languageSpoken EnglishSoziolinguistikAmerikaansSocial aspectsGesprochene SpracheDialectenNegersLanguageEnglish language, spoken englishEnglish language, social aspectsAfrican americans, languages

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