The Sociology of African American Language: A Language Planning Perspective 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Debose, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349520101 ISBN-13: 9781349520107 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 427.973 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 237 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The current state of knowledge of African American language is examined from a broad, multidisciplinary perspective that includes its structure, history, social role and educational implications, as well as the linguistic scholarship from which it derives, as a case study of language planning. A diverse array of topics including Hip-Hop culture, the Black Church and the Ebonics controversy are unified by a pervasive theme of latent conflict between academic knowledge and 'real world' knowledge of Black language. |