In:Sociocultural and Historical Contexts of African American English
Edited by Sonja L. Lanehart
[Varieties of English Around the World G27] 2001
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 10 October 2001
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Table of contents
Acknowledgementsvii
Forewordix
About the Contributorsxii
Part 1: Introduction
1. State of the art in African American English research: Multi-disciplinary perspectives and directions1
Part 2: African American English and its relationship to other varieties of English
3. The relationship between African American Vernacular English and White Vernaculars in the American
South: A sociocultural history and some phonological evidence53
4. Co-existing grammars: The relationship between the evolution of African American and Southern White Vernacular English in the
South93
5. The voice of the ancestors: New evidence on 19th-century precursors to 20th-century African American English129
Part 3: Language Use in the African American Community
6. Something to Shout about: African American Vernacular English as a linguistic and cultural treasure169
7. “Nuthin’ But a G Thang”: Grammar and language ideology in Hip Hop identity187
Part 4: African American English and Education
10. The role of family, community, and school in children’s acquisition and maintenance of African
American English261
11. Pay Leon, Pay Leon, Pay Leon, Paleontologist: Using call-and-response to facilitate language mastery and literacy acquisition among African AmericanStudents281
12. Applying our knowledge of African American English to the problem of raising reading levels in inner-city
schools299
13. Applying linguistic knowledge of African American English to help students learn and teachers
teach319
Part 5: Conclusion
14. Reconsidering the sociolinguistic agenda for African American English: The next generation of research and application331
Index363
