TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lanehart,Sonja L.
TI  - Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American vernacular English
T2  - Varieties of English around the world. General series
SN  - 158811046X (pb.)
AV  - PE3102.N44 S63 2001
U1  - 427.97308996073 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Amsterdam, Philadelphia
PB  - John Benjamins Pub. Co.
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Languages
KW  - English language
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Variation
KW  - Black English
KW  - Americanisms
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements --; Foreword --; About the Contributors --; Pt. 1; Introduction --; 1; State of the art in African American English research: Multi-disciplinary perspectives and directions --; 2; What is African American English? --; Pt. 2; African American English and its relationship to other varieties of English --; 3; The relationship between African American Vernacular English and White Vernaculars in the American South: A sociocultural history and some phonological evidence --; 4; Co-existing grammars: The relationship between the evolution of African American and Southern White Vernacular English in the South --; 5; The voice of the ancestors: New evidence on 19th-century precursors to 20th-century African American English --; Pt. 3; Language Use in the African American Community --; 6; Something to Shout about: African American Vernacular English as a linguistic and cultural treasure --; 7; "Nuthin' But a G Thang": Grammar and language ideology in Hip Hop identity --; 8; African American women: Talking that talk --; 9; Directness in the use of African American English --; Pt. 4; African American English and Education --; 10; The role of family, community, and school in children's acquisition and maintenance of African American English --; 11; Pay Leon, Pay Leon, Pay Leon, Paleontologist: Using call-and-response to facilitate language mastery and literacy acquisition among African American Students --; 12; Applying our knowledge of African American English to the problem of raising reading levels in inner-city schools --; 13; Applying linguistic knowledge of African American English to help students learn and teachers teach --; Pt. 5; Conclusion --; 14; Reconsidering the sociolinguistic agenda for African American English: The next generation of research and application --; Index
ER  -