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Language in the Inner City: Studies in the Black English Vernacular - Conduct and Communication
William Labov
Language in the Inner City: Studies in the Black English Vernacular - Conduct and Communication
William Labov
Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English.
440 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 1, 1973 |
ISBN13 | 9780812210514 |
Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 440 |
Dimensions | 231 × 153 × 27 mm · 660 g |
Language | English |