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Structural Features of Negro English in Natchitoches Parish.
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Walker, Ursula Genung – 1968
In order to test whether certain structures characteristic of West African languages are also present in the Negro English dialect of Natchitoches Parich, Louisiana, 355 short autobiographical papers written by Negro high school students were analyzed. Another 355 papers written by white high school students were used as controls. The papers were…
Descriptors: African Languages, Black Dialects, Black Education, College English