Search results for ""Geneva Smitherman" "Talkin that Talk""
University of Texas Press Sista Speak Black Women Kinfolk Talk about
Book SynopsisHow this valorization of "proper" English has affected the language, literacy, educational achievements, and self-image of five African American women—the author's grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, and herself.Trade Review"This book is a major achievement by one of the brightest young scholars in the field." Geneva Smitherman, author of Talkin That Talk: Language, Culture, and Education in African AmericaTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. The Narratives: Peculiar to Your Mind Our Languages, Our Selves Maya: It Doesn't Bother Me Grace: I Always Wondered If My Life Would Have Been Different If Reia: Searching for My Place Deidra: A Mother's Love Is the Greatest Love of All Sonja: I Had to Do What I Wanted to Do Part Two. The Analyses: Surreality Maya: I'm Comfortable Like I Am: Grace: If I Could've Gotten into a Trade School Reia: I Am Proud of Myself Deidra: I Was Hiding. I Didn't Know. I Was Scared Sonja: I Had a Positive Experience The Rest of the Story Appendix 1. Participants' Possible Selves Data Appendix 2. Participants' Speech Samples Data Appendix 3. Participants' Language and Literacy Ideologies Data Notes Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Word from the Mother
Book SynopsisThis 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. Smitherman 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 contiTrade Review"Many scholars, students and laypersons across the globe have an informed appreciation for the Language of Black America, because they got the Word from the Mother, 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!"Elaine Richardson, Ohio State University, USA, author of Hiphop Literacies and African American Literacies"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. Word from the Mother 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." Sonja L. Lanehart, University of Arizona, USA , author of Sista, Speak! Black Women Kinfolk Talk about Language and LiteracyTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsForeword to the Routledge Linguistics Classics Edition: She Do It for the Culture: The Deep Structure of Geneva Smitherman’s Radical Linguistics of Black Love - H. Samy Alim1 African American Language: So good it’s bad2 Words and Expressions, Proverbs and Familiar Sayings3 The N-words4 Honeyz and Playaz Talkin that Talk5 "I used to love H.E.R.": Hip Hop, in its Essence and Real6 "All Around the World, Same Song"7 "Negro Dialect, the Last Barrier to Integration"?NotesReferencesDiscographyIndex
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