Talkin That Talk: Language, Culture and Education in African America

by Geneva Smitherman

Book Overview

A highly readable collection of key articles and essays by a leading scholar on African American language and politics. Discussing the inter-relationship between African American language, culture and education, Talkin' that Talk is divided into sections, each introduced by the author, which include:
* African American language and education
* Language theory, research and the Black intellectual tradition
* Black language and culture
*...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415208645
• ISBN13: 9780415208642
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Explains that English is more than just words in a dictionary

I checked this book out of a library to do a report and found a wealth of information on communication, culture, the history of English and how languages change over time.