Objectivity and Commitment in Linguistic Science: The Case of the Black English Trial in Ann Arbor.

Labov, William

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Publication Date: 1982-Aug

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Objectivity and Commitment in Linguistic Science: The Case of the Black English Trial in Ann Arbor.

Labov, William

Language in Society, v11 n2 p165-201 Aug 1982

Discusses the factors that led to linguists being able to present effective testimony in the form of an unified view on the origins and structural characteristics of the Black English vernacular at the Ann Arbor trial. (EKN)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Education, Court Litigation, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Sociolinguistics

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Language: English

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