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by Salikoko S. Mufwene (Editor), John R. Rickford (Editor), Guy Bailey (Editor)
This book was the first to provide a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English and is widely recognised as a classic in the field. This is an essential text for courses on African-American English and an important reference for students of linguistics, black studies and anthropology.
Author Biography
Salikoko S. Mufwene is the Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor of Linguistics and the College at the University of Chicago. He is the founding editor of Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact.
John R. Rickford is the J.E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, at Stanford University. He is Past President of the Linguistic Society of America, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Guy Bailey is a sociolinguist and the first president of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
John Baugh is the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and president-elect of the Linguistic Society of America.
