Middle-class African Americans: Reactions and attitudes toward African American english

American Speech

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-176

  Rahman, Jacquelyn ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46749129768     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2008-009     Document Type: Article

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