Black English - 1972

"A highly readable, usable and extremely timely discussion of the language system and habits of African Americans in previous and current times..." This book attempts to investigate the important and interesting ways in which Black English, the language of about eighty percent of Americans of African ancestry, differs from other varieties of American English... According to my thesis, differences from other English dialects are traceable to normal historical factors, specifically to language-contact phenomena associated with the West African slave trade and with European maritime expansion in genral, and to survivals from West African languages... - Black English: Its History and Usage in the United States - J.L. Dillard Publiehd 1972, Vintage Books / Random House, Inc. New York Softcover. Approx. 4.5x7in. 361pp. Covers show wear consistent with vintage. Pages yellowing. Otherwise in decent shape.