African-American English: Structure, History and Use provides a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English. The main linguistic features are covered, in particular the grammar, phonology and lexicon. Further chapters explore the sociological, political and educational issues connected with African-American English. The editors are the leading experts in the field and along with other key figures, notably William Labov, Geneva Smitherman and Walt Wolfram, they provide an authoritative, diverse guide to this topical subject area. Drawing on many...
African-American English: Structure, History and Use provides a comprehensive survey of linguistic research into African-American English. Th...
John R. Rickford Russell John Rickford Russell J. Rickford
In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
""Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture."" -Ralph W. Fasold, Georgetown university
""A lively, well-documented history of Black English . . . that will enlighten and inform not only educators, for whom it should be required reading, but all who value and question language."" -Kirkus Reviews
""Spoken Soul is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between...
In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
""Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable ...
John R. Rickford Russell John Rickford Russell J. Rickford
In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
""Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture."" -Ralph W. Fasold, Georgetown university
""A lively, well-documented history of Black English . . . that will enlighten and inform not only educators, for whom it should be required reading, but all who value and question language."" -Kirkus Reviews
""Spoken Soul is a must read for anyone who is interested in the connection between...
In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
""Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable ...
The volume brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to create a broad perspective on the study of style and variation in spoken language. The book discusses key approaches to stylistic variation, including such issues as attention paid to speech, audience design, identity construction, the corpus study of register, genre, distinctiveness and the anthropological study of style. Rigorous and engaging, this book will become the standard work on stylistic variation. It will be welcomed by students and academics in sociolinguistics, English language, dialectology, anthropology...
The volume brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to create a broad perspective on the study of style and variation in spoken lan...
The volume brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to create a broad perspective on the study of style and variation in spoken language. The book discusses key approaches to stylistic variation, including such issues as attention paid to speech, audience design, identity construction, the corpus study of register, genre, distinctiveness and the anthropological study of style. Rigorous and engaging, this book will become the standard work on stylistic variation. It will be welcomed by students and academics in sociolinguistics, English language, dialectology, anthropology...
The volume brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to create a broad perspective on the study of style and variation in spoken lan...
In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century.
In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings t...
