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Language in the Inner City - Studies in the Black English Vernacular (Paperback, Revised)
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Language in the Inner City - Studies in the Black English Vernacular (Paperback, Revised)
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"Language in the Inner City" firmly establishes African American
Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of
rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex
logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate
and independent dialect of English. "Get it . . . read it . . .
study it. Labov's book is a complete description of the features,
issues, and instructional implications pertaining to black
dialect."--"Contemporary Psychology" "Valuable for speech and
language pathologists, school personnel, educators,
language-related professionals, psychologists, and others who have
any contact with inner city populations."--"Journal of the American
Speech and Hearing Association" With the recent controversy in the
Oakland, California school district about Ebonics--or as it is
referred to in sociolinguistic circles, African American Vernacular
English or Black English Vernacular--much attention has been paid
to the patterns of speech prevalent among African Americans in the
inner city. In January 1997, at the height of the Ebonics debate,
author and prominent sociolinguist William Labov testified before a
Senate subcommittee that for most inner city African American
children, the relation of sound to spelling is different, and more
complicated than for speakers of other dialects. He suggested that
it was time to apply this knowledge to the teaching of reading. The
testimony harkened back to research contained in his groundbreaking
book "Language in the Inner City," originally published in 1972. In
it, Labov probed the question "Does 'Black English' exist?" and
emerged with an answer that was well ahead of his time, and that
remains essential to our contemporary understanding of the subject.
"Language in the Inner City" firmly establishes African American
Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of
rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex
logic and reasoning. Studying not only the normal processes of
communication in the inner city but such art forms as the ritual
insult and ritualized narrative, Labov confirms the Black
vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. His
analysis goes on to clarify the nature and processes of linguistic
change in the context of a changing society. Perhaps even more
today than two decades ago, Labov's conclusions are mandatory
reading for anyone concerned with education and social change, with
African American culture, and with the future of race relations in
this country. William Labov is Professor of Linguistics at the
University of Pennsylvania and the author of "Sociolinguistic
Patterns," also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
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