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9780471399575

Spoken Soul : The Story of Black English

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471399575

  • ISBN10:

    0471399574

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-12-05
  • Publisher: INGRAM

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In Praise of spoken soulthe story of black english"Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture."-Ralph W. Fasold, Georgetown university"A lively, well-documented history of Black English . . . that will enlighten and inform not only educators, for whom it should be required reading, but all who value and question language." -Kirkus Reviews"Spoken Soul is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between language and identity." -Chicago DefenderClaude Brown called Black English "Spoken Soul." Toni Morrison said, "It's a love, a passion. Its function is like a preacher's: to make you stand out of your seat, make you lose yourself and hear yourself. The worst of all possible things that could happen would be to lose that language."Now renowned linguist John R. Rickford and journalist Russell J. Rickford provide the definitive guide to African American vernacular English-from its origins and features to its powerful fascination for society at large.

Author Biography

JOHN R. RICKFORD is the Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

Table of Contents

What's Going On?
"This Passion, this Skill, this Incredible Music"
Writers
Preachers and Pray-ers
Comedians and Actors
Singers, Toasters, and Rappers
The Living Language
Vocabulary and Pronunciation
Grammar
History
The Ebonics Firestorm
Education
The Media
Ebonics "Humor"
The Crucible of Identity
Notes
Index
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