The struggle and the tools : oral and literate strategies in an inner city community /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cushman, Ellen, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics > United States.
African Americans > Languages.
Urban dialects > United States.
Sociolinguistique > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Langues.
Dialectes urbains > États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
African Americans > Languages
Sociolinguistics
Urban dialects
Soziolinguistik
Großstadt
United States
USA
Black English.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Struggle and the Tools 1
  • 2. Activist Methodology 21
  • 3. African Americans and Quayville 39
  • 4. The Language of Eviction 67
  • 5. Institutional Language in an Inner City 97
  • 6. "Racism Always on the Front of My Mind" 121
  • 7. "An Everyday Fight for Us to Get Simple Respect" 141
  • 8. The Transfer of Language in Gatekeeping Interactions 169
  • 9. Evaluating the Tools 189
  • 10. "Your Honor, I Just Can't Control Him Anymore" 205
  • 11. Language and Power in the Everyday 223.

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