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black English  

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  • Black English can easily be defined as “the nonstandard English spoken by Black people in the inner city.” Black English is commonly associated with low-income Blacks (Cronnel, 1984). In abbreviated form, it is recognized as BEV (Black English Vernacular) or BE (Black English) (Labov, 1972). [Source: Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology: Issues, Terms, and Concepts; Black English]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-N4RRM8CF-3

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