Talkin that talk
Subtitle: language, culture, and education in African America
By: Geneva Smitherman.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
Subjects: African Americans -- Languages; African Americans -- Education; African Americans -- Social life and customs; Black English; Americanisms
Description: "Geneva Smitherman, a native speaker of African American Language and a leading scholar, here presents her take on Ebonics and related issues."--BOOK JACKET. "The essays and interlinking commentaries guide the reader through the current Ebonics controversy which is also linked to past issues about the language, culture and education of people of African descent in the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-429) and index.