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INTRODUCTION.. 3

CHAPTER ONE
THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF BLACK ENGLISH.. 5

CHAPTER TWO

BLACK ENGLISH REPRESENTED IN POP CULTURE. 12

CONCLUSION.. 19

BIBLIOGRAPHY.. 21

INTERNET SOURCES. 21

SOURCES OF LANGUAGE DATA.. 22