Language, Discourse and Power in African American Culture (Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language, Series Number 20) - Hardcover

Morgan, Marcyliena

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9780521806718: Language, Discourse and Power in African American Culture (Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language, Series Number 20)
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ISBN 10: 0521806712 ISBN 13: 9780521806718
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

African American language is central to the teaching of linguistics and language in the United States, and this book covers the entire field--grammar, speech, and verbal genres. It also reveals the various historical strands that must be identified in order to understand the development of African American English. These are the social and cultural history of the American South, the urban and northern black popular culture, as well as policy issues. The current heated political and educational debates about the status of the African American dialect are also addressed.

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About the Author

Marcyliena Morgan is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research has focused on language, culture and identity, sociolinguistics, discourse and interaction, and she is the editor of Language and the Social Construction of Identity in Creole Situations.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521806712
ISBN 13 
9780521806718
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
200
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