{"title":"John Russell Rickford","description":"\u003cp\u003eJOHN RUSSELL RICKFORD is the J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Linguistics and the Humanities (emeritus) at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1980. His books include \u003cem\u003eAfrican American English\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDimensions of a Creole Continuum\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSpoken Soul: The Story of Black English\u003c\/em\u003e, co-authored with his son Russell J. Rickford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRickford was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017 and inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2021. He served as President of the Linguistic Society of America in 2015, and \u003cem\u003eSpoken Soul\u003c\/em\u003e won the American Book Award in 2000. He holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn was born in Georgetown, Guyana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Russell Rickford’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spoken-soul-the-story-of-black-english","title":"Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Praise of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpoken Soul: The Story of Black English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpoken Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e–\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRalph W. Fasold\u003c\/b\u003e, Georgetown university\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A lively, well-documented history of Black English . . . that will enlighten and inform not only educators, for whom it should be required reading, but all who value and question language.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e–\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSpoken Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between language and identity.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e–\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChicago Defender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClaude Brown called Black English \"Spoken Soul.\" Toni Morrison said, \"It's a love, a passion. Its function is like a preacher’s: to make you stand out of your seat, make you lose yourself and hear yourself. The worst of all possible things that could happen would be to lose that language.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow renowned linguist John R. Rickford and journalist Russell J. Rickford provide the definitive guide to African American vernacular English–from its origins and features to its powerful fascination for society at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471399574\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471399575\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"John Russell Rickford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40598227550395,"sku":"9780471399575","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40598227583163,"sku":"9780471323563","price":30.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471399575_FChigh_mockup_v2_1629836977_b507dbd9-0b1e-402f-bf33-73f07d1814fc.jpg?v=1790971634"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-john-russell-rickford.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}