Signifyin(g) and the "Million Dolla Novel": The Struggle for Legitimate Language and Literacies

Amy Carpenter Ford

Signifyin(g) and the "Million Dolla Novel": The Struggle for Legitimate Language and Literacies

English Language And Literature

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Abstract

This paper explores how teachers and students negotiate what counts as valid language and literacies in the classroom and in society. Discourse analysis illustrates how a white, female teacher validates African American students’ culturally grounded discourse practice of Signifyin(g) as a legitimate literacy.

Original language	English
State	Published - Nov 2010
Event	National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference - Orlando, FL Duration: Nov 1 2010 → Nov 30 2010

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Other	National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference
Period	11/1/10 → 11/30/10

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