{"product_id":"voices-of-the-self-keith-gilyard-9780814322253","title":"Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the key issues of language education for African Americans.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique blend of memoir and scholarship, Keith Gilyard's Voices of the Self is a penetrating analysis of the linguistic and cultural \"collision\" experienced by African-American students in the public education system. Gilyard examines black students \"negotiate\" their way through school and discusses the tension between the use of Black English and Standard English, underlining how that tension is representative of the deeper conflict that exists between black culture and white expectations. Vivid descriptions--often humorous, sometimes disturbing, always moving--of Gilyard's own childhood experiences in school and society are interlaced with chapters of solid sociolinguistic scholarship.\u003cbr\u003eEncompassing the perspectives of both the \"street\" and the \"academy,\" Voices of the Self presents an eloquent argument for cultural and linguistic pluralism in American public schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Gilyard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814322255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814322253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.09w x 0.53d","brand":"Keith Gilyard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120315232511,"sku":"9780814322253","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c432223a-3e55-4385-ba8b-9248ecd0bb5f.jpg?v=1687413664","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-of-the-self-keith-gilyard-9780814322253","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}