Speech, Language, Learning, and the African American Child

by Jean E. Van Keulen, Charles E. DeBose, Gloria Toliver Weddington

Book Overview

Premised on recognition of African American language as a legitimate linguistic system, this volume compares and contrasts African American English and White English speech, discusses pedagogical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205152686
• ISBN13: 9780205152681
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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