TY - GEN T1 - Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English T2 - Varieties of English around the world. General series ; A2 - Lanehart, Sonja L. LA - English PP - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia PB - John Benjamins Pub. Co. YR - 2001 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm70769225 AB - 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. OP - 371 CN - PE3102.N44 S63 2001eb SN - 9789027297983 SN - 9027297983 SN - 1282162322 SN - 9781282162327 SN - 1588110451 SN - 158811046X SN - 9027248850 SN - 9027248869 SN - 9781588110459 SN - 9781588110466 SN - 9789027248855 SN - 9789027248862 KW - African Americans : Languages. KW - English language : Social aspects : United States. KW - English language : Variation : United States. KW - Black English. KW - Americanisms. KW - Noirs américains : Langues. KW - Anglais (Langue) : Variation : États-Unis. KW - Black English (Dialecte) KW - Anglais (Langue) : États-Unis : Idiotismes. KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : General. KW - African Americans : Languages KW - Americanisms KW - Black English KW - English language : Social aspects KW - English language : Variation KW - United States KW - Engels. KW - Diachronische sociolinguïstiek. KW - Amerikaans. KW - Electronic book. ER -