|
|
Product Description
In her book, Geneva Smitherman makes a substantial contribution to an understanding of Black English by setting it in the larger context of Black culture and life style. In addition to defining Black English, by its distinctive structure and special lexicon, Smitherman argues that the Black dialect is set apart from traditional English by a rhetorical style which reflects its African origins. Smitherman also tackles the issue of Black and White attitudes toward Black English, particularly as they affect educational policy.
Documenting her insights with quotes from notable Black historical, literary and popular figures, Smitherman makes clear that Black English is as legitimate a form of speech as British, American, or Australian English.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
- Talkin That Talk: Language, Culture and Education in African America
- Assessment Essentials for Standards-Based Education
- Class Politics: The Movement for the Students' Right to Their Own Language (2e)
- Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner
- Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
- Black and White Styles in Conflict
- Articulate While Black: Barack Obama, Language, and Race in the U.S.
- Data Wise, Revised and Expanded Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning
- Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
- Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death (Howard Thurman Book)
*If this is not the "Talkin and Testifyin: The Language of Black America (Waynebook)" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link
.
Details were last updated on Jun 24, 2024 13:03 +08.
