Regional differences in low SES African-American children's speech in the school setting

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-293

  Charity, Anne H ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary

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EID: 49149130041     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: 14698021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954394507000129     Document Type: Article

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