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Author Green, Lisa J., 1963-

Title African American English : a linguistic introduction / Lisa J. Green.

Publication Info. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 285 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 Lexicons and meaning; 2 Syntax part 1: verbal markers in AAE; 3 Syntax Part 2: syntactic and morphosyntactic properties in AAE; 4 Phonology of AAE; 5 Speech events and rules of interaction in AAE; 6 AAE in literature; 7 AAE in the media; 8 Approaches, attitudes and education; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; Index.
Summary This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it describes patterns in the sentence structure, sound system, word formation and word use in AAE. It also considers the representation of AAE in literature and the media.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Black English.
Black English.
African Americans -- Languages.
African Americans -- Languages.
English language -- United States.
English language.
United States.
English language -- Dialects -- United States.
English language -- Dialects.
English language -- Variation -- United States.
English language -- Variation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Green, Lisa J., 1963- African American English. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 0521814499 0521891388 (DLC) 2003268698 (OCoLC)50018224
ISBN 0511078234 (electronic book)
9780511078231 (electronic book)
0511076665
9780511076664
9780511800306 (electronic book)
0511800304 (electronic book)
0521814499
9780521814492
0521891388
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