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Black English: Its History and Usage in the United States
by Dillard, J. L
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394467604
- ISBN 13
- 9780394467603
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1972. Linguistic study of Black English & its history; the author argues its structure is more influenced by African languages than was commonly supposed, discusses pidgins & ceoles, and notes that Southern English was more influenced by Black English than vise-versa. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the third printing. Book shows light wear, bumped corners, name/address label of influential scholar Nellie Y. McKay; jacket is edgeworn with some chipping, creased flap. Text clean; xiv, [2], 361 pages + note on the author; index, bibliography, glossary, appendix on pronunciation. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w0428
- Title
- Black English: Its History and Usage in the United States
- Author
- Dillard, J. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394467604
- ISBN 13
- 9780394467603
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Language, Linguistics, African-American Vernacular English, Ebonics, Pidgin, Creole, Dialect, Syntax, Grammar, American English, Education, Racism
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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