books.google.com - Written by the hugely respected linguist, Geneva Smitherman, this book presents a definitive statement on African American English. Enriched by her evocative and inimitable prose style, the study presents an overview of past debates on the speech of African Americans, as well as providing a vision for...http://books.google.com/books/about/Word_from_the_Mother.html?id=mvj9iZ10XbIC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareWord from the Mother