TY - BOOK ID - 77863672 TI - African American English : a linguistic introduction PY - 2002 SN - 1107133777 0511643276 1282387111 9786612387111 0511800304 051120356X 0511078234 0511561679 0511076665 9780511078231 9780511076664 9780511800306 0521814499 9780521814492 0521891388 9780521891387 9781107133778 9780511643279 9781282387119 6612387114 9780511561672 PB - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Black English. KW - African Americans KW - English language KW - Dialect literature, American KW - American English KW - American language KW - English language in the United States KW - Americanisms KW - African American English KW - American black dialect KW - Ebonics KW - Negro-English dialects KW - Languages. KW - Dialects KW - Variation KW - Languages KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Language & Linguistics KW - Germanic languages UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77863672 AB - This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it describes patterns in the sentence structure, sound system, word formation and word use in AAE. The book uses linguistic description and data from conversation to explain that AAE is not a compilation of random deviations from mainstream English but that it is a rule-governed system. The textbook examines topics such as education, speech events in the secular and religious world, and the use of language in literature and the media to create black images. This much-needed book includes exercises to accompany each chapter and will be essential reading for students in linguistics, education, anthropology, African American studies and literature. ER -