Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American vernacular English / 
edited by Sonja L. Lanehart. 
 - xvii, 371 p. ;  22 cm. 
 - Varieties of English around the world. General series ;  v. 27 .
 - Varieties of English around the world.  General series ;  v. 27. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Acknowledgements --  Foreword --  About the Contributors --  Introduction --  State of the art in African American English research: Multi-disciplinary perspectives and directions --  What is African American English? --  African American English and its relationship to other varieties of English --  The relationship between African American Vernacular English and White Vernaculars in the American South: A sociocultural history and some phonological evidence --  Co-existing grammars: The relationship between the evolution of African American and Southern White Vernacular English in the South --  The voice of the ancestors: New evidence on 19th-century precursors to 20th-century African American English --  Language Use in the African American Community --  Something to Shout about: African American Vernacular English as a linguistic and cultural treasure --  "Nuthin' But a G Thang": Grammar and language ideology in Hip Hop identity --  African American women: Talking that talk --  Directness in the use of African American English --  African American English and Education --  The role of family, community, and school in children's acquisition and maintenance of African American English --  Pay Leon, Pay Leon, Pay Leon, Paleontologist: Using call-and-response to facilitate language mastery and literacy acquisition among African American Students --  Applying our knowledge of African American English to the problem of raising reading levels in inner-city schools --  Applying linguistic knowledge of African American English to help students learn and teachers teach --  Conclusion --  Reconsidering the sociolinguistic agenda for African American English: The next generation of research and application --  Index.  Pt. 1.  1.  2.  Pt. 2.  3.  4.  5.  Pt. 3.  6.  7.  8.  9.  Pt. 4.  10.  11.  12.  13.  Pt. 5.  14. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>158811046X (pb.) 1588110451 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001025603 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Languages<br/>English language--Social aspects--United States<br/>English language--Variation--United States<br/>Black English<br/>Americanisms
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE3102.N44  / S63 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>427.97308996073