Baugh, John,  1949-, <br/><br/>
Out of the mouths of slaves :  African American language and educational malpractice /  [print] 
John Baugh ; foreword by William Labov. 
 - first edition. 
 - Austin :  University of Texas Press,  (c)1999. 
 - xviii, 190 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
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<br/><br/> Pt. 1. Orientation. Some common misconceptions about African American vernacular English  Language and race: some implications of bias for linguistic science. Pt. 2. The relevance of African American vernacular English to education and social policies. Why what works has not worked for nontraditional students  Reading, writing, and rap: lyric shuffle and other motivational strategies to introduce and reinforce literacy  Educational malpractice and the Ebonics controversy  Linguistic discrimination and American justice. Pt. 3. Cross-cultural communication in social context. The  politics of black power handshakes  Changing terms of self-reference among American slave descendants. Pt. 4. Linguistic dimensions of African American vernacular English. Steady: progressive aspect in African American vernacular English  Come again: discourse functions in African American vernacular English  Hypocorrection: mistakes in the production of African American vernacular English as a second dialect  Linguistic perceptions in black and white: racial identification based on speech. Pt. 5. Conclusion. Research trends for African American vernacular English: anthropology, education, and linguistics. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0292708726 0292708734 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98028384 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Languages.<br/>English language--Social aspects--United States.<br/>African Americans--Education--Language arts.<br/>African Americans--Social conditions.<br/>Slaves--Language.--United States<br/>Black English.<br/>Americanisms.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE3102.O986 1999