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White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America (Paperback)
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White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics
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This book examines language and identity among White American
middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate with Hip Hop
culture. Hip Hop youth engage in practices that range from the
consumption of rap music and fashion to practices like MC-ing
(writing and performing raps or "rhymes"), DJ-ing (mixing records
to produce a beat for the MC), graffiti tagging, and break-dancing.
Cutler explores the way in which these young people stylize their
speech using linguistic resources drawn from African American
English and Hip Hop slang terms. She also looks at the way they
construct their identities in discussions with their friends, and
how they talk about and use language to construct themselves as
authentic within Hip Hop. Cutler considers the possibility that
young people experimenting with AAVE-styled speech may improve the
status of AAVE in the broader society. She also addresses the need
for educators to be aware of the linguistic patterns found in AAVE
and Hip Hop language, and ways to build on Hip Hop skills like
rhyming and rapping in order to motivate students and promote
literacy.
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