Biderman's Psychology 201 Handouts

Relics from the "oral world" of the African (or African American) child--phrases, axioms, toasts, boasts, tall tales, prayers--thus become ore in the imagination of the grown-up author. When boring into this source, what bubbles up is often the most organic language; the language the author's mother used when scolding or cooing over him or her. ................
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