African American English Speakers and Their Participation in Local Sound Changes: A Comparative Study Volume 84

by Erik R. Thomas and Malcah Yaeger-Dror

This volume examines variation in vowel configurations in African American English as spoken by members of seven U.S. communities, including Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and several parishes in rural Louisiana. The contributors argue that African American English exhibits considerable diversity, disproving the commonly held view that it is a uniform national dialect. Although some features of African American English are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822367327
• ISBN13: 9780822367321
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"