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Geneva Smitherman, Word from the mother: Language and African Americans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2007

Dan Baumgardt
Affiliation:
English, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, [email protected]

Extract

Geneva Smitherman, Word from the mother: Language and African Americans. New York: Routledge, 2006. Pp. xiii, 172. Hb $80.00.

Intended for specialists and general readers alike, this book draws upon linguistics and cultural studies to describe African American Language (AAL). Smitherman details the linguistic, cultural, and social forces AAL is both embedded in and embeds.

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BOOK NOTES
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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