Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence

(Part of the African American Life Series)

by Keith Gilyard

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A unique blend of memoir and scholarship, Keith Gilyard's Voices of the Self is a penetrating analysis of the linguistic and cultural "collision" experienced by African-American students in the public education system. Gilyard examines black students "negotiate" their way through school and discusses the tension between the use of Black English and Standard English, underlining how that tension is representative of the deeper conflict that exists...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814322255

ISBN13:9780814322253

Release Date:July 1991

Publisher:Wayne State University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.69 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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African-American Studies American Literature Drama Education Education & Reference Education Theory Foreign Language Study & Reference Humor & Entertainment Language Arts Language Experience Approach

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