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African American Vernacular English: Features, Evolution, Educational Implications
John Russell Rickford
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Description for African American Vernacular English: Features, Evolution, Educational Implications
Paperback. In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Language in Society
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631212454
SKU
V9780631212454
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Russell Rickford
John R. Rickford is the Martin Luther King Centennial Professor of Linguistics and African and Afro-American Studies at Stanford University. He is also the Director of the thirty-year-old degree-granting Program in African and Afro-American Studies, and President of the International Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles, and several books, including Dimensions of ... Read more
Reviews for African American Vernacular English: Features, Evolution, Educational Implications
"John Rickford has been studying AAVE for nearly 30 years and is recognized as one of the experts leading the discussion about AAVE and implementing solutions to a number of associated problems." —James H. Yang, Language in Society