Explore the changing nature of the West – The West: Encounters and Transformations 5e (PDF) examines the changing nature of Western civilization — helping college students to understand how the definition of the ‘West’ has both transformed and evolved throughout history. Focusing on the central theme of cultural encounters, authors
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Lisa J. Green’s African American English: A Linguistic Introduction (PDF) caused something of a sensation when it was first published in 2002. Here we have a rigorous, detailed examination of the grammar, lexicon, and sociolinguistics of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) written by a native speaker, and moreover of a lesser