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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar-1
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English in the City
Hamilton, Greg
English Journal, v93 n4 p89 Mar 2004
This article focuses on the particular challenges, choices, and celebrations relevant to teaching in an urban setting. The speech of African American students is described as rich and reflective of the African American oral tradition. The article also discusses the meaning, rules and the evolution of African American English.
Descriptors: Oral Tradition, African American Students, Black Dialects, Diachronic Linguistics, Urban Schools, Urban Culture, Language Usage, Sociolinguistics, Urban Language
National Council of Teachers of English, 111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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