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Language in Society

African American English in the Diaspora

Tagliamonte, Sali A. & Poplack, Shana (University of Ottawa)

African American English in the Diaspora

Language in Society

African American English in the Diaspora

Language in Society: African American English in the Diaspora

 

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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Beschrijving Language in Society: African American English in the Diaspora

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.


ISBN
9780631212669
Pagina's
320
Verschenen
Serie
Language in Society
NUR
616
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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