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

Other author Lanehart, Sonja L.
Format Book
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2001.
Descriptionxvii, 371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesVarieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 27
Varieties of English around the world. General series v. 27. ^A521996
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 -- The 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.
Contents The 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.
Contents The 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.
Contents Reconsidering the sociolinguistic agenda for African American English : the next generation of research and application / Walt Wolfram.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001025603
ISBN1588110451 (U.S. : Hb : alk. paper)
ISBN158811046X (U.S. : Pb : alk. paper)
ISBN9027248850 (Eur. : alk. paper)
ISBN9027248869 (Eur. : pbk. : alk. paper)