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The "N-Word:" The Use and Development of the Term "Nigger" in African-American Culture, as Depicted in the Plays of August Wilson
January 10, 2011 - 3858 words | Linguistics » August Wilson
August Wilson represents the experiences of African-Americans in each decade of the 20th century in his Pittsburgh Cycle, a collection of ten plays.  Throughout this canon, language is used not just as an important form of communication amongst the characters... Read Article »

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August Wilson African-American Experience Slang Pittsburgh Cycle African American Culture N Word
Understanding Human Language: An In-Depth Exploration of the Human Facility for Language
December 8, 2009 - 8781 words | Linguistics » Human Language
What critical evolutionary events does the span of human progression include? Anthropologists agree that decisive transitions such as sedentism, domestication, the use of language, and the arrival of culture and complex societies are associated. Although this is... Read Article »

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Human Language History Of Language History Of Speaking Language Communication Speaking Culture Writing Dialects Discrimination History Of Writing Understanding Language Linguistics Human Facility
Reconstructing Bridges: Heritage Language Education of Asian Americans
October 26, 2009 - 2052 words | Linguistics » Heritage Language
Language use is a major factor in defining one’s cultural identity. People learn slang, lingo, jargon, idiomatic phrases, and other language tools, and with them participate in a cultural, social environment in which they can thrive. For ethnic minorities, however... Read Article »

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Heritage Language Asian American Heritage Language Education Interview Culture Race
Sermons in Sociolinguistic Skins: An analysis of Wharry's study on discourse markers in African-American sermons
October 22, 2009 - 1722 words | African-American Studies » Sermons
In her article, “Amen and Hallelujah preaching: Discourse functions in African American sermons,” Cheryl Wharry examines the use of “sermonic expressions” by African American preachers to denote textual changes, to mark rhythm (a feature commonly... Read Article »

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Sociolinguistics Sermon African American African-American Ebonic Cheryl Wharry Discourse Discourse Marker
 
 

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