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Readings in African American language : aspects, features, and perspectives /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Norment, Nathaniel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, ©2003-©2005.
Series:African-American literature and culture ; v. 4, 9.
Subjects:
African Americans > Languages.
English language > Variation > United States.
Language and culture > United States.
Black English.
Americanisms.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The African element in Black American English / David Dalby
  • A survey of Afro-American English / John Baugh
  • The historical development of Ebonics / Ernie A. Smith
  • Some linguistic features of Negro dialect / Ralph W. Fasold and Walter A. Wolfram
  • Aspects of intonation in Black English / Elaine E. Tarone
  • The rise of 'be' as an aspect marker in Black English vernacular / John Myhill
  • The black English 'Z': some theoretical implications / Ronald R. Butters
  • Tense and the form 'be' in Black English / Ralph W. Fasold
  • Auxiliary structures and the time adverbs in Black American English / Marvin D. Loflin, J.L. Dillard, and Nicholas R. Sobin
  • The black English semi-auxiliary 'come' / Arthur K. Spears
  • The origin of the verbal '-s' in black English / Edgar W. Schneider
  • Study of verb classes in African American English / Lisa J. Green
  • The sentence in African-American vernacular English / Stefan Martin and Walter A. Wolfram
  • Discourse features of African American students' writing / Nathaniel Norment, Jr.
  • Cultural preference and the expository writing of African-American adolescents / Arnetha F. Ball
  • Teaching about Black English: an annotated syllabus / Kikanza Nuri Webber.