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A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together si

From birth to early adulthood, all aspects of a child's life undergo enormous development and change, and language is no exception. This book documents the resu

Based on scholarly investigations and common usage, this comprehensive collection of terms, from the days of slavery to the present, is the only up-to-date reco