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Title Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English / edited by Sonja L. Lanehart.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., [2001]
©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 371 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 27
Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 27.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents State of the art in African American English research : multi-disciplinary perspectives and directions / Sonja L. Lanehart -- What is African American English? / Salikoko S. Mufwene -- Relationship between African American vernacular English and white vernaculars in the American South : a sociocultural history and some phonological evidence / Guy Bailey -- Co-existing grammars : the relationship between the evolution of African American and southern white vernacular English in the South / Patricia Cukor-Avila.
Voice of the ancestors : new evidence on 19th-century precursors to 20th-century African American English / David Sutcliffe -- Something to Shout about : African American vernacular English as a linguistic and cultural treasure / Mary B. Zeigler -- "Nuthin' but a G thang" : grammar and language ideology in Hip Hop identity / Marcyliena Morgan -- African American women : talking that talk / Denise Troutman -- Directness in the use of African American English / Arthur K. Spears.
Role of family, community, and school in children's acquisition and maintenance of African American English / Toya A. Wyatt -- Pay Leon, pay Leon, pay Leon, paleontologist : using call-and-response to facilitate language mastery and literacy acquisition among African American students / Michele Foster -- Applying our knowledge of African American English to the problem of raising reading levels in inner-city schools / William Labov -- Applying linguistic knowledge of African American English to help students learn and teachers teach / John Baugh.
Reconsidering the sociolinguistic agenda for African American English : the next generation of research and application / Walt Wolfram.
Summary This volume, based on presentations at a 1998 state of the art conference at the University of Georgia, critically examines African American English (AAE) socially, culturally, historically, and educationally. It explores the relationship between AAE and other varieties of English (namely Southern White Vernaculars, Gullah, and Caribbean English creoles), language use in the African American community (e.g., Hip Hop, women's language, and directness), and application of our knowledge about AAE to issues in education (e.g., improving overall academic success). To its credit (since most books av.
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Subject African Americans -- Languages.
African Americans -- Languages.
English language -- Social aspects -- United States.
English language -- Social aspects.
United States.
English language -- Variation -- United States.
English language -- Variation.
Black English.
Black English.
Americanisms.
Americanisms.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Lanehart, Sonja L.
Other Form: Print version: Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2001 (DLC) 2001025603
ISBN 9789027297983 (electronic book)
9027297983 (electronic book)
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