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Book Title: Talkin And Testifyin: The Language Of Black America (Revised...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Geneva Smitherman
Publication Name: Talkin and Testifyin : the Language of Black America
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication Year: 1986
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 298 Pages
