Black Linguistics: Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas

Author:   Arnetha Ball ,  Sinfree Makoni ,  Geneva Smitherman ,  Arthur K. Spears
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415261388


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   19 December 2002
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Arnetha Ball ,  Sinfree Makoni ,  Geneva Smitherman ,  Arthur K. Spears
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780415261388


ISBN 10:   0415261384
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   19 December 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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This collection is one more step on the road towards the decolonization of Black languages and Black thought. <br>-Ngugi wa Thiong'o, University of California, Irvine, USA <br> Black Linguistics emerges as an exemplar of the not-so-commonly recognized truth that there is a great deal of power attatched to a people's language and all the cultural baggage that language carries.. <br>-John P. Hutchison, 2003 <br>


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Sinfree Makoni is Associate Professor in Linguistics, Applied Language Studies and African American Studies at Penn State University, USA. Geneva Smitherman is University Distinguished Professor of English at Michigan State University, USA, and Director of My Brother's Keeper Program in Detroit. Arthur K. Spears is Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at the City University of New York, USA. Arnetha Ball is Associate Professor of Education at Stanford University, USA.

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