An Essay on a Linguistic Issue: What is Black English?.

Bragdon, Ida Brownlee

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Publication Date: 1974

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An Essay on a Linguistic Issue: What is Black English?

Bragdon, Ida Brownlee

Journal of Negro Education, 43, 3, 265-274, Sum 74

A discussion and clarification of various forms and levels of Black English is provided together with a conjugation of the verb "to be" outlining the levels of meanings as used by most divergent black speakers. (EH)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Studies, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Styles, Language Typology, Urban Language

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