{"product_id":"spoken-soul-the-story-of-black-english-9780471323563","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.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eRalph 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.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Spoken Soul is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between language and identity.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Defender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471323563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 9.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2000 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2000 pg. 1000\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2000 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Russell Rickford, Russell John Rickford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637599498396,"sku":"9780471323563","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_754bf9c5-a8a3-4346-9c1e-11fbd5dd2fc7.jpg?v=1603845200","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spoken-soul-the-story-of-black-english-9780471323563","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}