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The Historical Evolution of Earlier African American English - An Empirical Comparison of Early Sources (Hardcover, Reprint 2012) Loot Price: R3,564
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The Historical Evolution of Earlier African American English - An Empirical Comparison of Early Sources (Hardcover, Reprint 2012)

Alexander Kautzsch

Series: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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Based on a 500,000 word corpus of early sources collected from ex-slave narratives, ex-slave recordings, and interviews with hoodoo priests, this book reconstructs the English spoken by African Americans between 1830 and 1920. By means of detailed quantitative analyses, three linguistic features (negation patterns, copula usage, and relative marker choice) are interpreted along the lines of temporal change, regional diversity, and variation across gender. Additionally, some 300 non-standard letters written by African Americans in the 19th century are compared to the main corpus in order to identify differences between speech and writing.

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Imprint: de Gruyter Mouton
Country of origin: Germany
Series: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
Release date: July 2002
First published: 2002
Authors: Alexander Kautzsch
Dimensions: 230 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Edition: Reprint 2012
ISBN-13: 978-3-11-017301-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Dialectology
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
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LSN: 3-11-017301-8
Barcode: 9783110173017

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