New speech patterns in the french quarter [electronic resource] / Clayton Braddock.

Businessmen in New Orleans cited poor speech among negro applicants for secretarial and stenographic positions as the major reason for not hiring them. As a result, st. Mary's dominican college embarked on an 8-month program in 1965 to teach standard speech to 90 young women, 75 of whom were ne...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Braddock, Clayton
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1966.
Subjects:	Basic Skills. Blacks. Clerical Workers. Employment Opportunities. Females. Office Occupations Education. Second Language Learning. Speech Habits. Speech Instruction. Standard Spoken Usage.