On the history of Black English in the USA: Some new evidence

Schneider, Edgar W.

doi:10.1075/eww.3.1.03sch

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On the history of Black English in the USA

Some new evidence

Edgar W. Schneider | Englische Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Bamberg, D-8600 Bamberg

Published online: 1 January 1982

https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.3.1.03sch

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