The historical evolution of earlier African American English: An empirical comparison of early sources

The Historical Evolution of Earlier African American English: An Empirical Comparison of Early Sources

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  Kautzsch, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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