Ethnicity and Language.

Wolfram, Walt

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Publication Date: 1974

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Ethnicity and Language

Wolfram, Walt

Journal of Ethnic Studies, 2, 1, 113-116, Spr 74

This essay notes that the book under review is primarily a popular translation of research in the area of vernacular black English (VBE) that presents a relatively non-technical discussion of the linguistic characteristics of VBE and their educational implications. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Book Reviews, Cultural Influences, English, Language Usage, Social Dialects, Sociolinguistics, Standard Spoken Usage, Urban Language

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