{"product_id":"spoken-soul-the-story-of-black-english-9780471399575","title":"Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Russell Rickford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Sociolinguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Praise of \"Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Spoken Soul\" brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Ralph W. Fasold, Georgetown university\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lively, well-documented history of Black English . . . that will enlighten and inform not only educators, for whom it should be required reading, but all who value and question language.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\"Kirkus Reviews\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Spoken Soul is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between language and identity.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\"Chicago Defender\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaude Brown called Black English \"Spoken Soul.\" Toni Morrison said, \"It's a love, a passion. Its function is like a preacher's: to make you stand out of your seat, make you lose yourself and hear yourself. The worst of all possible things that could happen would be to lose that language.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow renowned linguist John R. Rickford and journalist Russell J. Rickford provide the definitive guide to African American vernacular English-from its origins and features to its powerful fascination for society at large.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45116853452951,"sku":"9780471399575","price":1290.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780471399575.webp?v=1767272173","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/spoken-soul-the-story-of-black-english-9780471399575","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}