by WilliamLabov (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 440
Edition: New edition
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: Apr 1998
ISBN 10: 0812210514
ISBN 13: 9780812210514