Publications

Publication details [#9906]

Watson, D. Rod. 1978. Analysing readings of Black American speech: Some general observations on descriptions in ordinary language. Journal of Pragmatics 2 (1) : 71–76.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversational analysis | ethnic speech event | ethnomethodology | ghetto

Language as a subject

English, Black

Journal WWW

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Annotation

Note on a project designed to address various issues regarding the applicability of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis to the study of Black American ghetto culture as embodied in Black speech practices.