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Dialect diversity in America : the politics of language change / William Labov.

By: Series: Page-Barbour lecturesPublication details: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.Description: ix, 173 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780813933269 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780813933276 (e-book)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 427/.973 23
LOC classification:
  • PE2841 .L33 2012
Contents:
About language and language change -- A hidden consensus -- Hidden diversity -- The growing divergence of black and white English -- The politics of African American English -- Language change as local politics -- The political ideology of the northern cities shift -- Putting it all together -- Appendix: Summary statement on African American vernacular English.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PE2841 .L33 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001212280

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About language and language change -- A hidden consensus -- Hidden diversity -- The growing divergence of black and white English -- The politics of African American English -- Language change as local politics -- The political ideology of the northern cities shift -- Putting it all together -- Appendix: Summary statement on African American vernacular English.

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