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9780415208659

Talkin that Talk: Language, Culture and Education in African America

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    9780415208659

  • ISBN10:

    0415208653

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 1999-09-17
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

When the recent controversy over "Ebonics," also known as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), erupted in the American media, the education and culture of African slave descendants in America once again took center stage, not only in the U.S., but throughout the world. Now, a leading scholar and popular journalist offers an intriguing exploration of the state of AAVE. The pieces included in this anthology speak to the heart of an issue that has proved both emotional and provocative-one that has engaged the opinions of Americans of all races, backgrounds, and walks of life. Spanning a period from 1972 to 1998, and including new essays written especially for this book, the writings here offer a unique perspective on the African American oral tradition. From her earliest experiences with speech "correction" as a speaker of what was then called "Black Dialect" to a history of linguist-activism in the last half century, Geneva Smitherman explores the linguistic, cultural and educational issues thatsurround the Ebonics movement, investigates the impact of rap and hip-hop on Black language, and draws on her own extensive work in the field as well as from her personal experiences as an educator and activist to examine historical, legal, and cultural influences on the evolution of AAVE. Opinionated, forthright, and always entertaining, Smitherman writes with a rare combination of scholarly excellence and personal style that makes this collection the perfect introduction--for scholars and general readers alike- -to an important aspect of our national identity.

Author Biography

Geneva Smitherman (aka "Dr. G") is University Distinguished Professor of English at Michigan State University. A linguist and educational activist, she has been at the forefront of the struggle for language rights for over 20 years. She has forged a writing style which combines academic discourse and African American Language that has become widely celebrated for efficacy in making the medium the message.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
viii
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction: From Ghetto Lady to Crritical Lingust 1(12)
Part one EBONICS, LANGUAGE THEORY, AND RESEARCH
Introduction to part one
13(6)
Introduction to Ebonics
19(22)
From African to African Amrican
41(16)
White English in Blackface, Or, Who Do I Be?
57(10)
Discriminatory Discourse on African American Speech
67(26)
``A New Way of Talkin'': Language, Social Change, and Political Theory
93(16)
Review of Noam Chomsky's Language and Responsibility
109(14)
Part two LANGUAGE AND THE EDUCATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
Introduction to part two
119(4)
English Teacher, Why You Be Doing the Thangs You Don't Do?
123(9)
``What Go Round Come Round'': King in Perspective
132(18)
Ebonics, King, and Oakland: Some Folk Don't Believe Fat Meat is Greasy
150(13)
African American Student Writers in the NAEP, 1969--88/89 and ``The Blacker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice''
163(36)
Part three LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Introduction to part three
195(4)
``How I Got Ovuh'': African World View and African American Oral Tradition
199(24)
``If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin'': The Game of Insult in Black Language
223(8)
``Makin a Way Outa No Way'': The Proveb Tradition in the Black Experience
231(20)
Testifyin, Sermonizin, and Signifyin: Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, and the African American Verbal Tradition
251(17)
``The Chain Remain the Same'': Communicative Practices in the Hip Hop Nation
268(23)
Part four LANGUAGE POLICY, POLITICS, AND POWER
Introduction to part four
287(4)
African Americans and ``English Only''
291(15)
The ``Mis-Education of the Negro''--and You Too
306(8)
Language and Democracy in the USA and the RSA
314(20)
Review of Multilingual Education for South Africa, by Heugh et al.
334(9)
Part five COLUMNS
Introduction to part five
339(4)
Soul `N Style
343(22)
Black English: So Good It's ``Bad''
365(3)
``Still I Rise'': Education Against the Odds in Cuba
368(7)
Part six THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
CCCC and the ``Students' Right To Their Own Language''
375(25)
Notes 400(11)
References 411(19)
Published by the author 430

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