[PDF.00yy] African American English Speakers and Their Participation in Local Sound Changes: A Comparative Study (Publication of the American Dialect Society)

This volume examines variation in vowel configurations in African American English as spoken by members of seven U.S. communities, including Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and several parishes in rural Louisiana. The contributors argue that African American English exhibits considerable diversity, disproving the commonly held view that it is a uniform national dialect. Although some features of African American English are universal, other...

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