Tag African American English
Oliver, R. , Rubba, J., Meyer, R., McIntosh, G., Morris, C., Seidenberg, M., & Brennan, W. (2018, April 29). Letters: should code-switching be taught in schools? The Atlantic. Find the article here.
Young, V. A. (2010). Should writer’s use they own English?. Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, 12(1), 110-117. Find the article at ir.uiowa.edu/ijcs/vol12/iss1/10
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English). (1998, 2016). CCCC Statement on Ebonics. Check out the resolution here
Smitherman, G. (1977). Talkin and testifyin: The language of Black America. Wayne State University Press. Find the book at worldcat.org/isbn/0814318053 An excerpt: The most distinctive differences in the structure of Black Dialect are patterns using be (sometimes written and pronounced… Continue Reading →
Kumanika, C. (2015). Vocal color in public radio. The Transom Review 15(2), 1-26. Find the article here.
