Language in Society
Language in Society
Situates linguistic developments regarding AAVE within a sociocultural and historical matrix. Presents details about the relationship of AAVE to various non standard English dialects. Offers linguistic analyses of the tense/aspect systems of Samaná English & African Nova Scotian English.
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Investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants.