Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-180) and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. Orientation. Some common misconceptions about African American vernacular English -- Language and race: some implications of bias for linguistic science. Pt. 2. The relevance of African American vernacular English to education and social policies. Why what works has not worked for nontraditional students -- Reading, writing, and rap: lyric shuffle and other motivational strategies to introduce and reinforce literacy -- Educational malpractice and the Ebonics controversy -- Linguistic discrimination and American justice. Pt. 3. Cross-cultural communication in social context. The politics of black power handshakes -- Changing terms of self-reference among American slave descendants. Pt. 4. Linguistic dimensions of African American vernacular English. Steady: progressive aspect in African American vernacular English -- Come again: discourse functions in African American vernacular English -- Hypocorrection: mistakes in the production of African American vernacular English as a second dialect -- Linguistic perceptions in black and white: racial identification based on speech. Pt. 5. Conclusion. Research trends for African American vernacular English: anthropology, education, and linguistics.
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