Readings in African American Language: Aspects, Features, and Perspectives (African-American Literature and Culture, Vol. 4.)

Readings in African American Language: Aspects, Features and Perspectives is the most comprehensive collection in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) available that provides various theoretical approaches of its origin, development, and advantages. The contributors provide many different perspectives and topics relevant to the study of African American language as an academic, social, cultural/linguistic entry in the field of language study. Machine generated contents note: PART ONE: The Scope of African American Language 1 1. The African Element in Black American English 5 David Dalby 2. A Survey of Afro-American English 25 John Baugh 3. The Historical Development of Ebonies 49 Ernie A. Smith 4. Some Linguistic Features of Negro Dialect 59 Ralph W. Fasold and Walter A. Wolfram PART TWO: Aspects of African American Language 93 5. Aspects of Intonation in Black English 97 Elaine E. Tarone 6. The Rise of Be as an Aspect Marker in Black 107 English Vernacular John Myhill 7. The Black English {-Z}: Some Theoretical Implications 133 Ronald R. Butters 8. Tense and the Form Be in Black English 145 Ralph W. Fasold 9. Auxiliary Structures and the Time Adverbs in Black 165 American English Marvin D. Loflin, J. L. Dillard, and Nicholas R. Sobin 10. The Black English Semi-Auxiliary Come 173 Arthur K Spears 11. The Origin of the Verbal -s in Black English 203 Edgar W. Schneider 12. Study of Verb Classes in African American English 221 Lisa J. Green 13. The Sentence in African-American Vernacular English 241 Stefan Martin and Walter A. Wolfram PART THREE: African American Pedagogy and Writing 271 14. Discourse Features of African American Students' Writing 275 Nathaniel Norment, Jr. 15. Cultural Preference and the Expository Writing of 293 African-American Adolescents Arnetha F. Ball 16. Teaching about Black English: An Annotated Syllabus 323 Kikanza Nuri Webber Selected Bibliography 335 List of Contributors 347 Index 351. The African Element In Black American English / David Dalby -- A Survey Of Afro-american English / John Baugh -- The Historical Development Of Ebonics / Ernie A. Smith -- Some Linguistic Features Of Negro Dialect / Ralph W. Fasold And Walter A. Wolfram -- Aspects Of Intonation In Black English / Elaine E. Tarone -- The Rise Of 'be' As An Aspect Marker In Black English Vernacular / John Myhill -- The Black English 'z': Some Theoretical Implications / Ronald R. Butters -- Tense And The Form 'be' In Black English / Ralph W. Fasold -- Auxiliary Structures And The Time Adverbs In Black American English / Marvin D. Loflin, J.l. Dillard, And Nicholas R. Sobin -- The Black English Semi-auxiliary 'come' / Arthur K. Spears -- The Origin Of The Verbal '-s' In Black English / Edgar W. Schneider -- Study Of Verb Classes In African American English / Lisa J. Green -- The Sentence In African-american Vernacular English / Stefan Martin And Walter A. Wolfram -- Discourse Features Of African American Students' Writing / Nathaniel Norment, Jr. -- Cultural Preference And The Expository Writing Of African-american Adolescents / Arnetha F. Ball -- Teaching About Black English: An Annotated Syllabus / Kikanza Nuri Webber. Edited By Nathaniel Norment, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. __Readings in African American Language: Aspects, Features and Perspectives__