African American Slang

African American Slang
Author: Maciej Widawski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2015-03-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107074177


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A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.


African American Slang
Language: en
Pages: 313
Authors: Maciej Widawski
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-05 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.
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Language: en
Pages: 596
Authors: Clarence Major
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Puffin Books

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Based on scholarly investigations and common usage, this comprehensive collection of terms, from the days of slavery to the present, is the only up-to-date reco
Black Slang
Language: en
Pages: 127
Authors: Clarence Major
Categories: African Americans
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African American Vernacular English
Language: en
Pages: 399
Authors: John Russell Rickford
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-07-16 - Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together si
The Oxford Handbook of African American Language
Language: en
Pages: 945
Authors: Sonja L. Lanehart
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Oxford Handbooks

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Offers a set of diverse analyses of traditional and contemporary work on language structure and use in African American communities.