African-American English
African-American English

Author: Salikoko S. Mufwene

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1000428168

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This book was the first to provide a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English and is widely recognised as a classic in the field. It covers both the main linguistic features, in particular the grammar, phonology, and lexicon as well as the sociological, political and educational issues connected with African-American English. The editors have played key roles in the development of African-American English and Black Linguistics as overlapping academic fields of study. Along with other leading figures, notably Geneva Smitherman, William Labov and Walt Wolfram, they provide an authoritative diverse guide to these vitally important subject areas. Drawing on key moments of cultural significance from the Ebonics controversy to the rap of Ice-T, the contributors cover the state of the art in scholarship on African-American English, and actively dispel misconceptions, address new questions and explore new approaches. This classic edition has a new foreword by Sonja Lanehart, setting the book in context and celebrating its influence. This is an essential text for courses on African-American English, key reading for Varieties of English and World Englishes modules and an important reference for students of linguistics, black studies and anthropology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The English History of African American English
The English History of African American English

Author: Shana Poplack

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2000-01-21

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780631212621

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Much scholarly work assumes that the structure of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) derives from an earlier plantation creole. This volume explores an alternative hypothesis: that the characteristic features were acquired from the varieties of English to which early speakers were exposed.

African American English
African American English

Author: Lisa J. Green

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-08-08

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780521891387

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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. The textbook examines topics such as education, speech events in the secular and religious world, and the use of language in literature and the media to create black images. It includes exercises to accompany each chapter and will be essential reading for students in linguistics, education, anthropology, African American studies and literature.

The Development of African American English
The Development of African American English

Author: Walt Wolfram

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 047077990X

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This book focuses on one of the most persistent and controversial questions in modern sociolinguistics: the past and present development of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

African American Vernacular English
African American Vernacular English

Author: John Russell Rickford

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1999-07-16

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9780631212447

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In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century.

Talking Back, Talking Black
Talking Back, Talking Black

Author: John H. McWhorter

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781942658207

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An authoritative, impassioned celebration of Black English, how it works, and why it matters

Middle-Class African American English
Middle-Class African American English

Author: Tracey Weldon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-02-04

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0521895316

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From its historical development to its current context, this is the first full-length overview of middle-class African American English.

English in the Southern United States
English in the Southern United States

Author: Stephen J. Nagle

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-01-09

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1139436783

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The English of the southern United States is possibly the most studied of any regional variety of any language because of its rich internal diversity, its distinctiveness among regional varieties in the United States, its significance as a marker of regional identity, and the general folkloric appeal of southern culture. However, most, if not all, books about Southern American English have been directed almost exclusively toward scholars already working in the field. This 2003 volume, written by a team of experts, many of them internationally known, provides a broad overview of the foundations of and research on language variation in the southern United States designed to invite inquiry and inquirers. It explores historical and cultural elements, iconic contemporary features, and changes in progress. Central themes, issues and topics of scholarly investigation and debate figure prominently throughout the volume. The extensive bibliography will facilitate continued research.

African American Language
African American Language

Author: Mary Kohn

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-03

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1108876749

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From birth to early adulthood, all aspects of a child's life undergo enormous development and change, and language is no exception. This book documents the results of a pioneering longitudinal linguistic survey, which followed a cohort of sixty-seven African American children over the first twenty years of life, to examine language development through childhood. It offers the first opportunity to hear what it sounds like to grow up linguistically for a cohort of African American speakers, and provides fascinating insights into key linguistics issues, such as how physical growth influences pronunciation, how social factors influence language change, and the extent to which individuals modify their language use over time. By providing a lens into some of the most foundational questions about coming of age in African American Language, this study has implications for a wide range of disciplines, from speech pathology and education, to research on language acquisition and sociolinguistics.