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African-American Language : Linguistics, Power, And The Impact On All Children, Kendra Lewis
African-American Language : Linguistics, Power, And The Impact On All Children, Kendra Lewis
Graduate Student Independent Studies
Addresses the issue of linguistic discrimination in educational settings with specific focus on African-American language (AAL) in historical and political context including: socio-linguistic research, theory of African-American language (AAL), analysis of syntax and lexical morphology as well as sample texts in hip-hop, poetry, prose, and drama with instructional guidelines and a field-based summary statement.