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Walt Wolfram & Natalie Schilling-Estes, American English: Dialects and variation. (Language in society, 24). Oxford (UK) & Malden (MA): Blackwell, 1998. Pp. xvii, 398. Pb $29.95.

  • Allan Metcalf (a1)
    • Published online: 01 April 2000
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Can a textbook win the hearts as well as the minds of students? This one tries, and because of the richness of its material, it might could succeed. With copious examples of, and exercises in, the logic of nonstandard English, from Appalachia to Okracoke to African American Vernacular, the authors aim to replace linguistic prejudice with respect, if not admiration, for the varieties of American English that students will encounter.

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Language in Society
  • ISSN: 0047-4045
  • EISSN: 1469-8013
  • URL: /core/journals/language-in-society
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