Sociocultural and historical contexts of African American English / edited by Sonja L. Lanehart.

• Superior document: Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 27
• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Lanehart, Sonja L.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Any de publicació: 2001
• Idioma: English
• Col·lecció: Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 27.
• Descripció física: xvii, 371 p. :; ill., maps.
• Other title: State of the art in African American English research : multi-disciplinary perspectives and directions /; What is African American 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 /; 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 /; 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 /; Reconsidering the sociolinguistic agenda for African American English : the next generation of research and application /
• Bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1588110451 (U.S. : alk. paper); 158811046X (U.S. : pbk. : alk. paper); 9027248850 (Eur. : alk. paper); 9027248869 (Eur. : pbk. : alk. paper)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Sonja L. Lanehart.