Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English

Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English [electronic resource] / edited by Sonja L. Lanehart. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2001. - xvii, 371 p. : ill., maps. - Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 27 . - Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 27. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

State of the art in African American English research : multi-disciplinary perspectives and directions / What is African American English? / The relationship between African American vernacular English and white vernaculars in the American South : a sociocultural history and some phonological evidence / Co-existing grammars : the relationship between the evolution of African American and southern white vernacular English in the South / Sonja L. Lanehart -- Salikoko S. Mufwene -- Guy Bailey -- Patricia Cukor-Avila. The voice of the ancestors : new evidence on 19th-century precursors to 20th-century African American English / Something to Shout about : African American vernacular English as a linguistic and cultural treasure / "Nuthin' but a G thang" : grammar and language ideology in Hip Hop identity / African American women : talking that talk / Directness in the use of African American English / David Sutcliffe -- Mary B. Zeigler -- Marcyliena Morgan -- Denise Troutman -- Arthur K. Spears. The role of family, community, and school in children's acquisition and maintenance of African American English / Pay Leon, pay Leon, pay Leon, paleontologist : using call-and-response to facilitate language mastery and literacy acquisition among African American students / Applying our knowledge of African American English to the problem of raising reading levels in inner-city schools / Applying linguistic knowledge of African American English to help students learn and teachers teach / Toya A. Wyatt -- Michele Foster -- William Labov -- John Baugh. Reconsidering the sociolinguistic agenda for African American English : the next generation of research and application / Walt Wolfram.


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African Americans--Languages.
English language--Social aspects--United States.
English language--Variation--United States.
Black English.
Americanisms.


Electronic books.

PE3102.N44 / S63 2001

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