Public Opinion and Language Differences: Lessons from Ebonics Controversy
Walt Wolfram
Sunday, 16 Nov 1997 at 12:00 am – Memorial Union
Wolfram is the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of linguistics at North Carolina State University and has authored or co-authored 14 books and over 150 articles on language differences.From the Lectures Program Archives.
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