Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths about America's Lingua Franca by John McWhorter

Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths about America's Lingua Franca

John McWhorter

192 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative fast-paced
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"Superb." --Steven Pinker"An explanation, a defense, and, most heartening, a celebration. . . . McWhorter demonstrates the 'legitimacy' of Black English by uncovering its complexity and sophistication, as well as the still unfolding journey that h...

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