An examination of Black English within the wider context of Black culture and lifestyle.
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In her book, Geneva Smitherman makes a substantial contribution to an understanding of Black English by setting it in the larger context of Black culture and lifestyle. In addition to defining Black English by its distinctive structure and special lexicon, Smitherman argues that the Black dialect is set apart from traditional English by a rhetorical style which reflects its African origins. Smitherman also tackles the issue of Black and White attitudes toward Black English, particularly as they affect educational policy. Documenting her insights with quotes from notable Black historical, literary and popular figures, Smitherman makes clear that Black English is as legitimate a form of speech as British, American, or Australian English.
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Geneva Smitherman is University Distinguished Professor of English and Director of the African American Language and Literacy Program at Michigan State University. The author of BLACK TALK: WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE HOOD TO THE AMEN CORNER and TALKIN THAT TALK: LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN AFRICAN AMERICA and the editor of AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON ANITA HILL-CLARENCE THOMAS, she also directs the My Brother's Keeper Program in Detroit.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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The issues that arise from American neglect of issues of language diversity have historically created barriers to the education of many children. Smitherman's classic text is a lesson in understanding how children begin schooling at different places, with different strengths to be tapped and explored. While it might be critiqued for being overly essentialist, it is a critical step in allowing non-African Americans (and may African Americans, too!) some insights into the history of a fascinating and rich linguistic tradition. I would consider this book an absolute MUST READ for anyone going into classrooms to teach. These are important ideas to consider and, politically, they get far to little time in the popular media. For a starter overview, let me also recommend Delpit & Perry's edited volume, _The Skin That We Speak_, with Smitherman as further explication to the overview presented there.
2 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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I don't really consider Ebonics to be a language, but since I had to read this book for class, I guess I could call it interesting... I wouldn't recommend this book unless it was required.
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