A highly readable collection of key articles and essays by a leading scholar on African American language and politics. Discussing the inter-relationship between African American language, culture and education, Talkin' that Talk is divided into sections, each introduced by the author, which include: * African American language and education * Language theory, research and the Black intellectual tradition * Black language and culture * Black women's discourse * Language policy and global multilingualism.
A highly readable collection of key articles and essays by a leading scholar on African American language and politics. Discussing the inter-relations...
Geneva Smitherman, a native speaker of African American language, here presents her take on Ebonics and the surrounding issues. The essays and interlinking commentaries guide the reader through the late-1990s Ebonics controversary which is also linked to past issues about language, culture and education of people of African descent in the United States. This collection draws together Smitherman's important articles and essays, spanning a period from 1972 to the present day, and includes an autobiographical piece entitled From Ghetto Lady to Critical Linguist.
Geneva Smitherman, a native speaker of African American language, here presents her take on Ebonics and the surrounding issues. The essays and interli...
Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences. The majority of black language researchers explore the social and linguistic phenomena of individual black communities, without looking at black experiences outside a given community.
Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of black communities and to the fragmentation of common experienc...
Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of Black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences. The majority of Black language researchers explore the social and linguistic phenomena of individual Black communities, without looking at Black experiences outside a given community. This groundbreaking collection re-orders the elitist and colonial elements of language studies by drawing together the multiple perspectives of Black language researchers. In doing so, the book recognises and formalises the existence of a "Black Linguistic...
Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of Black communities and to the fragmentation of common experienc...
African-American Literacies is a personal, public and political exploration of the problems faced by student writers from the African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) culture. Drawing on personal experience, Elaine Richardson provides a compelling account of the language and literacy practices of African-American students. The book analyses the problems encountered by the teachers of AAVE speakers, and offers African American centred theories and pedagogical methods of addressing these problems. Richardson builds on recent research to argue that teachers need not only to...
African-American Literacies is a personal, public and political exploration of the problems faced by student writers from the African-America...
"Word from the Mother" presents a definitive statement on African American English from the hugely respected linguist, Geneva Smitherman; and her message is clear: black American speech enriches, rather than undermines, general American English. Written with flashes of African American language throughout, the work gives an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans, and provides a vision for the future. Demonstrating the stark contrast between the perceptions of the language from those outside the community, with the views of African Americans, the author explores the...
"Word from the Mother" presents a definitive statement on African American English from the hugely respected linguist, Geneva Smitherman; and her mess...
Written by the hugely respected linguist, Geneva Smitherman, this book presents a definitive statement on African American English. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans, as well as providing a vision for the future. Featuring cartoons which demonstrate the relationship between language and race, as well as common perceptions of African American Language, she explores its contribution to mainstream American English and includes a summary of expressions as a suggested linguistic core of AAL. As...
Written by the hugely respected linguist, Geneva Smitherman, this book presents a definitive statement on African American English. Enriched by her ev...
Geneva Smitherman Victor Villanueva Suresh Canagarajah
It s no secret that, in most American classrooms, students are expected to master standardized American English and the conventions of Edited American English if they wish to succeed. "Language Diversity in the Classroom: From Intention to Practice "works to realign these conceptions through a series of provocative yet evenhanded essays that explore the ways we have enacted and continue to enact our beliefs in the integrity of the many languages and Englishes that arise both in the classroom and in professional communities.
Edited by Geneva Smitherman and Victor Villanueva, the...
It s no secret that, in most American classrooms, students are expected to master standardized American English and the conventions of Edited Ameri...
In her book, Geneva Smitherman makes a substantial contribution to an understanding of Black English by setting it in the larger context of Black culture and life style. In addition to defining Black English, by its distinctive structure and special lexicon, Smitherman argues that the Black dialect is set apart from traditional English by a rhetorical style which reflects its African origins. Smitherman also tackles the issue of Black and White attitudes toward Black English, particularly as they affect educational policy.
Documenting her insights with quotes from notable Black...
In her book, Geneva Smitherman makes a substantial contribution to an understanding of Black English by setting it in the larger context of Black c...
