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The problem of scholarly predisposition: G. Bailey, N. Maynor, & P. Cukor-Avila, eds., The emergence of Black English: Text and commentary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2009

Benji Wald
Benji Wald
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Language in Society , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 1995 , pp. 245 - 257
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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