The Emergence of Black English: Text and commentary
Edited by Guy Bailey, Natalie Maynor and Patricia Cukor-Avila
Debate over the evolution of Black English Vernacular (BEV) has permeated Afro-American studies, creole linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics for a quarter of a century with little sign of a satisfactory resolution, primarily because evidence that bears directly on the earlier stages of… read more[Creole Language Library, 8] 1991. x, 352 pp.
