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UNINA9910954822803321 |
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Autore |
Alim H. Samy |
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Titolo |
Articulate while Black : Barack Obama, language, and race in the U.S. / / H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman ; foreword by Michael Eric Dyson |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-998598-7 |
1-283-84850-3 |
0-19-981297-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 205 p. ) : ill |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Contents -- Foreword: Orator-In-Chief -- Showin Love -- 1. "Nah, We Straight": Black Language and America's First Black President -- 2. A.W.B. (Articulate While Black): Language and Racial Politics in the United States -- 3. Makin a Way Outta No Way: The "Race Speech" and Obama's Rhetorical Remix -- 4. "The Fist Bump Heard 'Round the World": How Black Communication Becomes Controversial -- 5. "My President's Black, My Lambo's Blue": Hip Hop, Race, and the Culture Wars -- 6. Change the Game: Language, Education, and the Cruel Fallout of Racism -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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