The Development of African American English

Copyright © 2002 Walt Wolfram and Erik R. Thomas

The Development of African American English

Author(s): Walt Wolfram, Erik R. Thomas

Published Online: 25 FEB 2008

Print ISBN: 9780631230861

Online ISBN: 9780470690178

DOI: 10.1002/9780470690178

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This book focuses on one of the most persistent and controversial questions in modern sociolinguistics: the past and present development of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xv)

    2. Chapter 1

      Introduction (pages 1–11)

    3. Chapter 2

      Issues in the Development of African American English (pages 12–31)

    4. Chapter 3

      Defining the Enclave Dialect Community (pages 32–46)

    5. Chapter 4

      The Social History of Mainland Hyde County (pages 47–65)

    6. Chapter 5

      Morphosyntactic Alignment in Hyde County English (pages 66–94)

    7. Chapter 6

      Vocalic Alignment in Hyde County English (pages 95–124)

    8. Chapter 7

      Consonantal Alignment in Hyde County English (pages 125–150)

    9. Chapter 8

      Intonational Alignment in Hyde County English (pages 151–159)

    10. Chapter 9

      The Individual and Group in Earlier African American English (pages 160–183)

    11. Chapter 10

      Beyond Hyde County: The Past and Present Development of AAVE (pages 184–212)

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      References (pages 213–231)

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      Index (pages 232–240)

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