Quick question on books

[Wilson Gray]

On Oct 22, 2004, at 10:52 AM, Gordon, Matthew J. wrote:

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> If you want to focus on AAE, _Spoken Soul_ would be an excellent
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> It's great b/c it not only deals with some of the linguistic details
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> it also discusses the broader cultural context of AAE, and it's
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> for non-specialists.
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> 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:
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> 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..
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> Anyone know anything about "Spoken Soul" by Rickford

FWIW, he is the best bi-dialectal speaker that I've ever heard,
including myself, and that's saying a taste. He's in a class with
Leonard Brezhnev's nameless personal interpreter, who's the best
bi-lingual speaker that I've ever heard.

-Wilson Gray

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> But I need a text that's not overly pricey, fairly easy to comprehend
> and book orders are due Monday.
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> Any suggestions?
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> Patti
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> Dr. Patti J. Kurtz
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