Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
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Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English is a book that explores the history, structure, and cultural significance of African American Vernacular English and argues for its legitimacy as a rich and expressive language variety.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English Context triple: [John R. Rickford, notableWork, Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English]
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A.
The Development of African American English
"The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
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B.
The Signifying Monkey
The Signifying Monkey is a seminal scholarly work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that analyzes African American literary theory and vernacular traditions through the lens of signifying and rhetorical play.
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C.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature is a widely used scholarly collection that surveys and contextualizes major works by African American writers from the eighteenth century to the present.
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D.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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E.
Black Atlantic
Black Atlantic refers to the transnational cultural, historical, and political space shaped by the movements, experiences, and creative expressions of African-descended peoples across Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English Target entity description: Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English is a book that explores the history, structure, and cultural significance of African American Vernacular English and argues for its legitimacy as a rich and expressive language variety.
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A.
The Development of African American English
"The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
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B.
The Signifying Monkey
The Signifying Monkey is a seminal scholarly work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that analyzes African American literary theory and vernacular traditions through the lens of signifying and rhetorical play.
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C.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature is a widely used scholarly collection that surveys and contextualizes major works by African American writers from the eighteenth century to the present.
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D.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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E.
Black Atlantic
Black Atlantic refers to the transnational cultural, historical, and political space shaped by the movements, experiences, and creative expressions of African-descended peoples across Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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linguistics book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge negative stereotypes about Black English
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explain the linguistic rules of African American Vernacular English ⓘ highlight the cultural value of African American Vernacular English ⓘ |
| argues |
African American Vernacular English
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surface form:
African American Vernacular English is a legitimate language variety
African American Vernacular English ⓘ
surface form:
African American Vernacular English is rich and expressive
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| author |
John Russell Rickford
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Russell John Rickford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
oral traditions in African American communities
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politics of language in education ⓘ relationship between African American Vernacular English and Standard American English ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural significance of African American Vernacular English
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history of African American Vernacular English ⓘ structure of African American Vernacular English ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural studies
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linguistics ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educators
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general readers ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American Vernacular English
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African American Vernacular English ⓘ
surface form:
Black English
sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| perspective | descriptive linguistics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African-American culture
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surface form:
African American culture
Black American history ⓘ |
| relatedWork | studies of African American Vernacular English by William Labov ⓘ |
| subjectOf | discussions of African American Vernacular English in sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| supportsView |
African American Vernacular English has systematic grammar
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African American Vernacular English ⓘ
surface form:
African American Vernacular English is not broken English
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| timePeriodDiscussed |
20th century United States
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post–Civil Rights era language debates ⓘ |
| topic |
dialect prejudice
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language and identity ⓘ language variation ⓘ race and language in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English Description of subject: Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English is a book that explores the history, structure, and cultural significance of African American Vernacular English and argues for its legitimacy as a rich and expressive language variety.
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