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“If you took away the color of Barack Obama's skin, nobody right now would be paying him any attention.”

Quote by John H. McWhorter

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John H. McWhorter

John H. McWhorter is a renowned linguist born in the United States in 1965. His research spans a wide range of linguistic fields, particularly focusing on language change, language contact, and language extinction. McWhorter's works cover areas from historical linguistics to sociolinguistics, making significant contributions to our understanding of linguistic diversity and language evolution. more

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