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In the long, nonillustrious history of white people pilfering African American culture, have I just perpetrated that? I'm motivated by a love… — Moby Copy Share Image
This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in… — William Labov Copy Share Image
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