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From analysis of the mass media, Dr. Brasch develops a major new theory to explain the historical development of Black English, and to present a hypothesis that may explain historical development of genre. Dr. Brasch discusses the sociological, psychological, cultural, historical, linguistic, and journalistic bases of Black English. Black English and the Mass Media provides a significant and important base for understanding American language and culture.
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Dr. Brasch is a national award-winning writer-journalist and college professor. He was a newspaper reporter and editor, multimedia writer-producer, and magazine writer-editor. He is also the author of 11 other books, including Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus, and the ¡®Cornfield Journalist¡¯: The Tale of Joel Chandler Harris.
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"This book should receive a hearty welcome from journalists, linguists, historians, sociologists, educators, and students of American folklore and literature. It will be praised, read with interest, quotes, and sometimes bitterly attacked, but it will stand as a unique source of information and controversy."―Carroll E. Reed, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- PublisherUniversity Press of America
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0819139785
- ISBN 13 9780819139788
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages345
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