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Proceedings of the national invitational symposium on the king decision february 2123, 1980. So why must we leave the best thing like a book talkin and testifyin. Please use this display as a guideline and modify as needed. A full view of the afrocaribbean history that illuminates the special evolution of the black vernacular in america. The language of black america by geneva smitherman. Linguistics and rhetoric wayne state university press. These citations may not conform precisely to your selected citation style. The language of black america revised there are grammatical errors that i just could not get over, but i smitherman has a way with words that keep you interested and entertained while reading.
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