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ERIC Number: EJ078258
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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The Linguistic Consequences of Being a "Lame"
Labov, William
Language in Society, 2, 1, 81-115, Apr 73
To be lame'' in Black English means to be outside of any vernacular peer group and its culture. (RS)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Dialects, Diagrams, Inner City, Social Dialects, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication, Speech Habits, Tables (Data), Urban Culture
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