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Debate over the evolution of Black English Vernacular (BEV) has permeated Afro-American studies, creole linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics for a quarter of a century with little sign of a satisfactory resolution, primarily because evidence that bears directly on the earlier stages of BEV is sparse. This book brings together 11 transcripts of mechanical recordings of interviews with former slaves born well over a century ago. It attempts to make this crucial source of data as widely known as possible and to explore its importance for the study of Black English Vernacular in view of

Black English --- English language --- Creole dialects, English --- Slaves --- African Americans --- Americanisms. --- African American English --- American black dialect --- Ebonics --- Negro-English dialects --- Enslaved persons --- Persons --- Slavery --- English Creole languages --- History. --- Language. --- Languages. --- Americanisms --- Provincialisms --- Dialects --- Languages --- Black English - History. --- English language - United States - History. --- Creole dialects, English - United States. --- Slaves - United States - Language. --- African Americans - Languages. --- Black English - Texts.