Speaking my Soul: Race, Life and Language

ISBN-13: 9781032068855 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 190 str.

John Russell Rickford

Opis

Speaking My Soul is the story of linguist John R. Rickford's life from his early years in Guyana to his status as Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Stanford. With a foreword by poet John Agard, this is key reading for students and faculty in linguistics, mixed-race studies, African American studies, and social justice.

O autorze

John Russell Rickford is a former president of the Linguistics Society of America. He was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. Rickford is co-editor of African-American English, now available as a Routledge Linguistics Classic.