MORE THAN A MOOD OR AN ATTITUDE: DISCOURSE AND VERBAL GENRES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE

African American English: Structure, History, And Use

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 251-281

  Morgan, Marcyliena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203355596-19     Document Type: Chapter

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