Mervyn C. Alleyne. Comparative Afro-American: An Historical-Comparative Study of English-Based Afro-American Dialects of the New World. Ann Arbor: Karoma Publishers, 1980. xii + 253 pp. $ 6.50 (pb). $ 8.50 (hb).

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Published online: 1 January 1981

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Mervyn C. Alleyne. Comparative Afro-American: An Historical-Comparative Study of English-Based Afro-American Dialects of the New World. Ann Arbor: Karoma Publishers, 1980. xii + 253 pp. $ 6.50 (pb). $ 8.50 (hb).

Mervyn C. Alleyne. Comparative Afro-American: An Historical-Comparative Study of English-Based Afro-American Dialects of the New World. Ann Arbor: Karoma Publishers, 1980. xii + 253 pp. $ 6.50 (pb). $ 8.50 (hb).