Language In The Inner City: Studies In The Black English Vernacular

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.

• | By (Author): William Labov
• | Series: Conduct and Communication
• | Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 01, 1973
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 440 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0812210514
• | ISBN-13: 9780812210514