Talkin and Testifyin

Talkin and Testifyin
Author :
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Total Pages : 310
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0814318053
ISBN-13 : 9780814318058
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Talkin and Testifyin by : Geneva Smitherman

Download or read book Talkin and Testifyin written by Geneva Smitherman and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, 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 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.


Talkin and Testifyin Related Books

Talkin and Testifyin
Language: en
Pages: 310
Authors: Geneva Smitherman
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986 - Publisher: Wayne State University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this book, Smitherman makes a substantial contribution to an understanding of Black English by setting it in the larger context of Black culture and life sty
Talkin and Testifyin
Language: en
Pages: 310
Authors: Geneva Smitherman
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1977 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Talkin and Testifyin
Language: en
Pages: 285
Authors: Geneva Smitherman
Categories: African Americans
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Word from the Mother
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Geneva Smitherman
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-11-26 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This classic text by Geneva Smitherman, pioneering scholar of Black Talk, is a definitive statement on African American Language (AAL). Enriched by her inimitab
Articulate While Black
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: H. Samy Alim
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-11 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Articulate While Black, two renowned scholars of Black Language address language and racial politics in the U.S. through an insightful examination of Preside