Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,514,683,562 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Black Vernacular

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.06 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Black Vernacular - a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
American English, American language, American - the English language as used in the United States
gangsta - (Black English) a member of a youth gang


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The result is one dimension of the contemporary kinetic field of the tradition: an unprecedented level of ambivalence about black vernacular cultures that for most of the twentieth century provided so much useful material for artists.
Jazz, Byerman argues, understands such 1920s melodrama as a kind of rehearsal for the 1990s media's exploitation of black vernacular culture.
hooks argues that the documentation of black vernacular architecture and landscape design is "absolutely essential, because in today's world we are led to believe that lack of material privilege means that one can have no meaningful constructive engagement with one's living space and certainly no relationship to aesthetics" (p.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.