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Book Title: Voices Of The Self: A Study Of Language Competence
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Keith Gilyard
Publication Name: Voices of the Self : Study of Language Competence
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Series: African American Life Ser.
Publication Year: 1991
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 178 Pages
