TY  - BOOK
AU  - McWhorter,John H.
TI  - The word on the street: fact and fable about American English 
SN  - 0306459949
AV  - PE2808.8 .M39 1998
U1  - 420/.973 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Plenum Trade
KW  - English language
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Variation
KW  - Language and culture
KW  - Afro-Americans
KW  - Language
KW  - Black English
KW  - Americanisms
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index
ER  -