{"product_id":"word-from-the-mother-9781032079998","title":"Word from the Mother","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic text by Geneva Smitherman, pioneering scholar of Black Talk, is a definitive statement on African American Language (AAL). Enriched by her inimitable writing style, the book outlines past debates on the speech of African Americans and provides a vision for the future. As global manifestations of AAL increase, she argues that we must broaden our conception of the language and its speakers, and further examine the implications of gender, age and class on AAL. Perhaps most of all we must appreciate the artistic and linguistic genius of AAL, from Hip Hop lyrics to the rhyme and rhetoric of the broader Black speech community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmitherman explores AAL''s contribution to American English, includes a summary of expressions as a suggested linguistic core of AAL, and features cartoons that educate readers on the broader relationship between language, race, and racism. This classic edition features a new foreword by H. Samy Alim, celebrating Smitherman''s conti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Many scholars, students and laypersons across the globe have an informed appreciation for the Language of Black America, because they got the \u003ci\u003eWord from the Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Geneva Smitherman. Like no other, 'Dr. G,' the Signifying mother, captures the wit, humor, joy and critical edge that speaks forth from this language of history, culture and experience of the descendants of enslaved African people in these 'United' States of America. This is a classic text and precious gem from an OLE SKOOL Womanist scholar of the people that should be read by generations to come!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElaine Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ohio State University, USA, author of \u003ci\u003eHiphop Literacies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Literacies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, 'Dr. G,' as she’s affectionately known, is the Queen of Black Language. She gave us the name 'African American Language' to express the expansiveness of language use in African American communities. \u003ci\u003eWord from the Mother\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read in any course that includes African American Language in conveying our language, linguistics, and cultural journey that honors our ancestors and strengthens us by confirming their worth and ours.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonja L. Lanehart, University of Arizona, USA\u003cb\u003e , \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eSista, Speak! Black Women Kinfolk Talk about Language and Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword to the Routledge Linguistics Classics Edition:\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe Do It for the Culture: The Deep Structure of Geneva Smitherman’s Radical Linguistics of Black Love - H. Samy Alim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 African American Language: So good it’s bad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Words and Expressions, Proverbs and Familiar Sayings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The N-words\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Honeyz and Playaz Talkin that Talk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 \"I used to love H.E.R.\": Hip Hop, in its Essence and Real\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 \"All Around the World, Same Song\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 \"Negro Dialect, the Last Barrier to Integration\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018828906839,"sku":"9781032079998","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032079998.jpg?v=1750778305","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/word-from-the-mother-9781032079998","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}