| Description |
xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Structure: The sentence in African-American vernacular English / Stefan Martin and Walt Wolfram. Aspect and predicate phrases in African-American vernacular English / Lisa Green. The structure of the noun phrase in African-American vernacular English / Salikoko S. Mufwene -- pt. 2. History: Some aspects of African-American vernacular English phonology / Guy Bailey and Erik Thomas. Co-existent systems in African-American vernacular English / William Labov. The |
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creole origins of African-American vernacular English: evidence from copula absence / John R. Rickford -- pt. 3. Use: Word from the hood: the lexicon of African-American vernacular English / Geneva Smitherman. African-American language use: ideology and so-called obscenity / Arthur K. Spears. More than a mood or an attitude: discourse and verbal genres in African-American culture / Marcyliena Morgan. Linguistics, education, and the law: educational reform for |
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African-American language minority students / John Baugh. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Language.
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English language -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Black English.
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Americanisms.
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| Added Author |
Mufwene, Salikoko S.
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| Added Title |
African American English |
| ISBN |
0415117321 hardback |
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041511733X paperback |
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