Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English / edited by Sonja L. Lanehart.
| Other author | Lanehart, Sonja L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2001. |
| Description | xvii, 371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Varieties 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2001025603 |
| ISBN | 1588110451 (U.S. : Hb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 158811046X (U.S. : Pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9027248850 (Eur. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9027248869 (Eur. : pbk. : alk. paper) |