African-American vernacular English: Ethics, ideology, and pedagogy in the conflict between identity and power

World Englishes

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-270

  Filmer, Alice Ashton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33646678510     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-971X.00295     Document Type: Article

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