Chili Nation by Jane Stern

Chili Nation by Jane Stern

In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English

Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture.
-Ralph W. Fasold, Georgetown university

A lively, well-documented history of Black English . . . that will enlighten and inform not only educators, for whom it should be required reading, but all who value and question language.
-Kirkus Reviews

Spoken Soul is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between language and identity.
-Chicago Defender

Claude Brown called Black English Spoken Soul. Toni Morrison said, It's a love, a passion. Its function is like a preacher's: to make you stand out of your seat, make you lose yourself and hear yourself. The worst of all possible things that could happen would be to lose that language.

Now renowned linguist John R. Rickford and journalist Russell J. Rickford provide the definitive guide to African American vernacular English-from its origins and features to its powerful fascination for society at large.

Jane Stern is the author of many food and popular culture books coauthored with Michael Stern. Her best-selling memoir Ambulance Girl was made into a movie starring and directed by Kathy Bates. The Sterns run the very popular food website ROADFOOD, and have won three James Beard awards and were inducted into the Who's Who of American food. They are also heard each week on NPR's The Splendid Table. Jane Stern lives in Connecticut, and may be contacted through her website janemastertarot.com.

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ISBN 13	9780767902632
ISBN 10	0767902637
Title	Chili Nation
Author	Jane Stern
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1999-01-05
Number of pages	166
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