African American Vernacular English: Features, Evolution, Educational Implications

by John Russell Rickford

In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century.

Genres: Nonfiction, Language

Paperback

First published July 9, 1999

Reviews

[Christine]

John R. Rickford is world-renowned authority on the topic of AAVE (among other linguistic topics). A very careful and sophisticated scholar, a longtime professor at Stanford. I had the privilege of being his student, and of course, shameless plug: I like that a small piece of this book reflects my research finding. Really need to follow up on that study...

[Aamier Khan]

very help me