Quick question on books

[Gordon, Matthew J.]

If you want to focus on AAE, _Spoken Soul_ would be an excellent choice. It's great b/c it not only deals with some of the linguistic details but it also discusses the broader cultural context of AAE, and it's written for non-specialists.


-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society on behalf of Patti J. Kurtz
Sent: Fri 10/22/2004 8:47 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject:      Quick question on books
 
I'm teaching a course in American regional dialects this spring.  I plan
to use Allan Metcalf's "How We Talk," (thanks for suggesting that,
Allan!) but I wanted one more text to sort of add either:

a) some general sociolinguistic theory or
b) maybe deal in depth with one or two dialects in depth, like AAVE or
Chicano English
c) or deal in depth with one aspect of dialects, such as dialects in
teaching, or in pop culture..

Anyone know anything about "Spoken Soul" by Rickford?  or have other ideas?

But I need a text that's not overly pricey, fairly easy to comprehend
and book orders are due Monday.

Any suggestions?

Patti
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Dr. Patti J. Kurtz

Assistant Professor, English

Director of the Writing Center

Minot State University

Minot, ND 58707



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