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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785906003321

Autore

Alim H. Samy

Titolo

Articulate while Black [[electronic resource] ] : Barack Obama, language, and race in the U.S. / / H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman ; foreword by Michael Eric Dyson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-19-998598-7

1-283-84850-3

0-19-981297-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 205 p. ) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithermanGeneva <1940->

Disciplina

306.440973

Soggetti

Black English - United States

Race awareness - United States

African Americans - Languages

English language - Social aspects - United States

Language and education - United States

Sociolinguistics - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

In 'Articulate While Black', two renowned scholars of Black Language address language and racial politics in the US through an insightful examination of President Barack Obama's language use - and America's response to it.