02075nam a22002897a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802801030007608200160017910000200019524500920021526000650030730000490037236500090042149000740043050504770050452005700098165000220155165000260157365000190159965000370161865000200165565000220167565000230169765000460172070000190176620190909153249.0190625b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d a9780812210514 a:Atlantic Publishers & Distributorsb:7/22 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi c:1097244d:17/06/19 a427.973 LAB a Labov, William aLanguage in the inner cityb : studies in the Black English vernacularc/ William Labov aPhiladelphia b: University of Pennsylvania Press,c ©1972. axxiv, 412 pagesb : illustrationsc ; 24 cm. b1829 aUniversity of Pennsylvania Press conduct and communication series, 3. a Some sources of reading problems for speakers of the Black English vernacular -- Is the Black English vernacular a separate system? -- Contraction, deletion, and inherent variability of the English copula -- Negative attraction and negative concord -- The logic of nonstandard English -- The relation of reading failure to peer-group status -- The linguistic consequences of being a lame -- Rules for ritual results -- The transformation of experience in narrative syntax a Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning. Studying not only the normal processes of communication in the inner city but such art forms as the ritual insult and ritualized narrative, Labov confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. His analysis goes on to clarify the nature and processes of linguistic change in the context of a changing society"--Jacket aEnglish languages aOld English languages aBlack English. aUrban dialects -- United States. aUrban dialects. aNoirs -- Langage. aDiscourse analysis aMulticultural education -- United States. aLabov, William