African Amer Engl in Diaspora

by Sali Tagliamonte and Shana Poplack

Book Overview

This provocative volume investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631212663
• ISBN13: 9780631212669
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.4"