Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English /
This volume, based on presentations at a 1998 state of the art conference at the University of Georgia, critically examines African American English (AAE) socially, culturally, historically, and educationally. It explores the relationship between AAE and other varieties of English (namely Southern W...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Język: | angielski |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2001.
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| Seria: | Varieties of English around the world. General series ;
v. 27. |
| Dostęp online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253400 |
| Streszczenie: | This volume, based on presentations at a 1998 state of the art conference at the University of Georgia, critically examines African American English (AAE) socially, culturally, historically, and educationally. It explores the relationship between AAE and other varieties of English (namely Southern White Vernaculars, Gullah, and Caribbean English creoles), language use in the African American community (e.g., Hip Hop, women's language, and directness), and application of our knowledge about AAE to issues in education (e.g., improving overall academic success). To its credit (since most books av. |
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| Opis fizyczny: | 1 online resource (xvii, 371 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027297983 9027297983 1282162322 9781282162327 1588110451 158811046X 9027248850 9027248869 9781588110459 9781588110466 9789027248855 9789027248862 |