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| Black Dialects | 1 |
| English | 1 |
| Language Ability | 1 |
| Language Programs | 1 |
| Language Research | 1 |
| Standard Spoken Usage | 1 |
| Writing (Composition) | 1 |
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| College English | 1 |
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| Smitherman, Geneva | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSmitherman, Geneva – College English, 1973
The author discusses the linguistic dispute of Black English, or Black Idiom vs. Standard English and argues for the acceptance of the former. (MM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, English, Language Ability, Language Programs
