John R. Rickford Professions : AcademicBorn : September 16, 1949 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by John R. Rickford That mainstream English is essential to our self-preservation is indisputable . . . but it is not necessary to abandon Spoken Soul to master Standard English, any more than it is necessary to abandon English to learn French or to deprecate jazz to appreciate classical music. John R. Rickford appreciatesoulself Similar Authors Brian Fitzgerald academic Anthony Aveni academic Amitai Etzioni academic Ali Mazrui academic Dennis Altman academic Denis Donoghue academicAll Authors
