African American English in the diaspora /
Poplack, Shana,
African American English in the diaspora / Shana Poplack and Sali Tagliamonte. - xx, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Language in society ; 30 . - Language in society (Oxford, England) ; 30. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Introduction -- African Americans in the Samana Peninsula -- African Americans in Nova Scotia: Settlement and Data -- External Controls -- Method -- The Past Tense -- The Present Tense -- The Future Tense -- Conclusions: An Essay on the Origins and Development of African American English. William Labov -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
"This volume investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. Exploring the hypothesis that contemporary AAVE is a direct descendant of colonial British English rather than of a widespread creole precursor, this volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants. The study is staged in three distinct "diaspora" enclaves in Canada and the Caribbean, whose language has evolved independently of AAVE, modern creoles, and neighboring speech varieties. Advanced quantitative methodology, combined with linguistically precise analyses of English dialects in historical context, make this an essential text for researchers and students of linguistics, the history of English and African American Studies."--Jacket.
0631212655 9780631212652 0631212663 9780631212669
00069772
African Americans--Languages
English language--Social aspects--Colonies.--Great Britain
English language--Social aspects--United States
English language--Variation--United States
Blacks--Languages--Caribbean Area
Blacks--Languages--Canada
Black English
Americanisms
Great Britain--Colonies--Languages.
PE3102.N42 / P66 2001
427.08996073
African American English in the diaspora / Shana Poplack and Sali Tagliamonte. - xx, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Language in society ; 30 . - Language in society (Oxford, England) ; 30. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Introduction -- African Americans in the Samana Peninsula -- African Americans in Nova Scotia: Settlement and Data -- External Controls -- Method -- The Past Tense -- The Present Tense -- The Future Tense -- Conclusions: An Essay on the Origins and Development of African American English. William Labov -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
"This volume investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. Exploring the hypothesis that contemporary AAVE is a direct descendant of colonial British English rather than of a widespread creole precursor, this volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants. The study is staged in three distinct "diaspora" enclaves in Canada and the Caribbean, whose language has evolved independently of AAVE, modern creoles, and neighboring speech varieties. Advanced quantitative methodology, combined with linguistically precise analyses of English dialects in historical context, make this an essential text for researchers and students of linguistics, the history of English and African American Studies."--Jacket.
0631212655 9780631212652 0631212663 9780631212669
00069772
African Americans--Languages
English language--Social aspects--Colonies.--Great Britain
English language--Social aspects--United States
English language--Variation--United States
Blacks--Languages--Caribbean Area
Blacks--Languages--Canada
Black English
Americanisms
Great Britain--Colonies--Languages.
PE3102.N42 / P66 2001
427.08996073