African American Language: Language Development from Infancy to Adulthood

ISBN-13: 9781108835947 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 325 str.

Mary Kohn; Walt Wolfram; Charlie Farrington

Opis

A pioneering 20-year longitudinal study of 67 African American children that illuminates how and why language changes in childhood.

Spis treści

List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Coming of Age in African American Language; 2. The Analysis of Sociolinguistic Change over the Lifespan; 3. Profiles of Change: The Early Lifespan of African American Language; 4. Vowel Variation across Time and Space; 5. Caretaker's Influence on Vernacularity; 6. The Influence of Peers on the Use of African American Language; 7. Stylistic Variation in the Early AAL Lifespan; 8. The Relationship of African American Language and Early Literacy Skills; 9. A Longitudinal Study in Retrospect.