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Author:

McWhorter, John H., author.

Title:

Talking back, talking black : truths about America's Lingua Franca / John McWhorter.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Bellevue Literary Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

190 pages ; 20 cm

Subject:

Black English--United States.
English language--United States.
African Americans--Languages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index.

Contents:

It's complicated -- What do you mean "sounds Black"? -- But they can't talk that way at a job interview! -- Speaking Black or speaking minstrel? -- Through a lens darkly?

ISBN:

1942658206
9781942658207

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)