Black Talk Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner

Name: Black Talk Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner
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ISBN: 9780395969199

ISBN-10: 0395969190

ISBN-13: 9780395969199

Edition: 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Geneva Smitherman

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Fully revised and updated -- the ultimate guide to black talk from all segments of the African American community.Do you want to be down with the latest hype terms from the Hip Hop world? Black Talk is the perfect source. "Even if you think you're hip, you'd better look up kitchen, got her nose open, jump salty, and hundreds of other sayings, former or current, that testify to the linguistic originality of Black speakers," said Frederic G. Cassidy, chief editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. This new edition of Black Talk includes more than 300 new words and phrases and, now more than ever, reflects the ever-changing meanings and uses of this vital and rich part of our…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Geneva Smitherman is University Distinguished Professor of English and Director of the African American Language and Literacy Program at Michigan State University. The author of BLACK TALK: WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE HOOD TO THE AMEN CORNER and TALKIN THAT TALK: LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN AFRICAN AMERICA and the editor of AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON ANITA HILL-CLARENCE THOMAS, she also directs the My Brother's Keeper Program in Detroit.



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