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Publication details [#47677]

Wolfram, Walt. 2002. The Development of African American English. Blackwell Publishers. 256 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

language contact | language variety | sociolinguistics | standard1 vs. dialect2 | vernacular

Language as a subject

English, African American

Annotation

This book addresses one of the most contentious issues in modern sociolinguistics: the past and current development of African American Vernacular English.