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... English - speaking patriarchies : men perceive both language and women as property that they have the right to ... Black English or those of mountain people in southern states , but linguists have done huge quantities of research on ...
... English - speaking patriarchies : men perceive both language and women as property that they have the right to ... Black English or those of mountain people in southern states , but linguists have done huge quantities of research on ...
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... English created by the fact that a single form , you , serves as both the singular and plural of the second person ... Black English as a sub - standard and unacceptable dialect , the imposition of white English as the only acceptable ...
... English created by the fact that a single form , you , serves as both the singular and plural of the second person ... Black English as a sub - standard and unacceptable dialect , the imposition of white English as the only acceptable ...
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... Black English , has been available for years and ignored . The " back to the basics " movement has sought to bury such information in order to delay the thorough - going overhaul of the u.s. educational system that must , eventually ...
... Black English , has been available for years and ignored . The " back to the basics " movement has sought to bury such information in order to delay the thorough - going overhaul of the u.s. educational system that must , eventually ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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