African American Language - Charlie Farrington

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Résumé :
A pioneering longitudinal study of sixty-seven African American children, this book examines language development through childhood. It provides a unique glimpse into what it means to mature from a linguistic perspective and will be a key work for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics.

Biographie:
Mary Kohn is Associate Professor in English at Kansas State University. Her work examines linguistic variation across the lifespan, youth language practices, and regional sound change. Her book, The Way I Communicate Changes But How I Speak Don't (2015), is available through the American Dialect Society.

Sommaire:
List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Coming of Age in African American Language; 2. The Analysis of Sociolinguistic Change over the Lifespan; 3. Profiles of Change: The Early Lifespan of African American Language; 4. Vowel Variation across Time and Space; 5. Caretaker's Influence on Vernacularity; 6. The Influence of Peers on the Use of African American Language; 7. Stylistic Variation in the Early AAL Lifespan; 8. The Relationship of African American Language and Early Literacy Skills; 9. A Longitudinal Study in Retrospect.