{"product_id":"spoken-soul-the-story-of-black-english-9780471399575","title":"Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Praise of \u003ci\u003eSpoken Soul: The Story of Black English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSpoken Soul\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture.\" \u003cb\u003e--Ralph W. Fasold, \u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown university\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lively, well-documented history of Black English . . . that will enlighten and inform not only educators, for whom it should be required reading, but all who value and question language.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSpoken Soul\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between language and identity.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Chicago Defender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaude Brown called Black English \"Spoken Soul.\" Toni Morrison said, \"It's a love, a passion. Its function is like a preacher's: to make you stand out of your seat, make you lose yourself and hear yourself. The worst of all possible things that could happen would be to lose that language.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow renowned linguist John R. Rickford and journalist Russell J. Rickford provide the definitive guide to African American vernacular English--from its origins and features to its powerful fascination for society at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN R. RICKFORD is the Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University. He lives in Palo Alto, California.\u003cp\u003eRUSSELL J. RICKFORD, a former reporter for the \"Philadelphia Inquirer,\" lives in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trade Paper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669034602770,"sku":"9780471399575","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a000de96-57ea-4676-9a54-a8670b56f03b.jpg?v=1733754793","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spoken-soul-the-story-of-black-english-9780471399575","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}