{"product_id":"sista-speak-black-women-kinfolk-talk-about-language-and-literacy","title":"Sista, Speak!: Black Women Kinfolk Talk about Language and Literacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonja L. Lanehart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Sista, Speak!: Black Women Kinfolk Talk about Language and Literacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2002-06-15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe demand of white, affluent society that all Americans should speak, read, and write \"proper\" English causes many people who are not white and\/or middle class to attempt to \"talk in a way that feel peculiar to [their] mind,\" as a character in Alice Walker's The Color Purple puts it. In this book, Sonja Lanehart explores how this valorization of \"proper\" English has affected the language, literacy, educational achievements, and self-image of five African American women--her grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough interviews and written statements by each woman, Lanehart draws out the life stories of these women and their attitudes toward and use of language. Making comparisons and contrasts among them, she shows how, even within a single family, differences in age, educational opportunities, and social circumstances can lead to widely different abilities and comfort in using language to navigate daily life. Her research also adds a new dimension to our understanding of African American English, which has been little studied in relation to women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292747296\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 1.43741394824 Pounds, Width: 0.75 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonja L. Lanehart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53112086364467,"sku":"9780292747296","price":31.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/9780292747296.jpg?v=1772757361","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/sista-speak-black-women-kinfolk-talk-about-language-and-literacy","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}