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Peer reviewedPatterson, Orlando – Journal of Basic Writing, 1980
Presents a definition of ethnicity and clarifies the relationship between language and ethnicity. Considers the effects of bidialectism and bilingualism by comparing the experiences of Blacks in the United States and Blacks in the Commonwealth Caribbean. (RL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Black Dialects
