Deconstructing ebonic myths: The first step in establishing effective intervention strategies

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Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 419-445

  Thompson, Franklin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi dialectical; Black English; Code switching; Ebonics; Gullah; Hip Hop vernacular; Intervention strategies; Mis education; Transcontinental language; Urban slang

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248733273     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011011427867     Document Type: Article

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