Overview

This summary provides a comprehensive description of African American English (AAE). It also presents new research, so that AAE is examined not only in terms of what distinguishes it from other varieties of English. In 12 chapters this book covers the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics of AAE. In addition, it provides in-depth information on the genesis, acquisition and sociolinguistics of AAE. Besides presenting readers with the most up-to-date research on AAE, this book also alerts its users to unanswered research questions and new research avenues. Researchers and students alike should find this book's bibliography particularly useful.

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Author:   Guy Bailey ,  John Baugh ,  Salikoko S. Mufwene ,  John R. Rickford
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780415117326

ISBN 10:   0415117321
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   19 March 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Some Aspects of African-American Vernacular English Guy Bailey and Erik Thomas 2. The Sentence in African-American Vernacular English Stefan Martin and Walt Wolfram 3. Aspect and Predicate Phrases in African-American Vernacular English Lisa Green 4. The Structure of the Noun Phrase in African-American English Salikoko S. Mufwene 5. Coexistent Systems in African-American English William Labov 6. The Development of African-American Vernacular English, Focusing on the Creole Origin Issue John R. Rickford 7. Word from the Hood: The Lexicon of African-American Vernacular English Geneva Smitherman 8. African-American Language Use: Ideology and So-Called Obscenity Arthur K. Spears 9. More than a Mood or an Attitude: Discourse and Verbal Genres in African-American Culture Marcyliena Morgan 10. Linguistics, Education, and the Law: Education Reform for African-American Language Minority Students John Baugh

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. [a welcome addition] to the literature on African American English and should interest scholars in linguistics, education, African American studies, and anyone wanting to learn more about African American English. <br>-Linguistics and Education <br>

".""[a welcome addition] to the literature on African American English and should interest scholars in linguistics, education, African American studies, and anyone wanting to learn more about African American English."" -Linguistics and Education"

. [a welcome addition] to the literature on African American English and should interest scholars in linguistics, education, African American studies, and anyone wanting to learn more about African American English. -Linguistics and Education

Author Information

Salikoko Mufwene is Professor and Chair at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago. John R. Rickford is Professor of Linguistics and John Baugh is Professor of Education and Linguistics, both are at Stanford University. Guy Bailey is Dean of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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