Beyond language: Ebonics, proper english, and identity in a Black-American speech community

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-184

  Ogbu, John U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033249619     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312036002147     Document Type: Article

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