African American Language
Language development from Infancy to Adulthood
Published on 18. November 2020
978-1-108-87558-5 (ISBN)
Description
From birth to early adulthood, all aspects of a child's life undergo enormous development and change, and language is no exception. This book documents the results of a pioneering longitudinal linguistic survey, which followed a cohort of sixty-seven African American children over the first twenty years of life, to examine language development through childhood. It offers the first opportunity to hear what it sounds like to grow up linguistically for a cohort of African American speakers, and provides fascinating insights into key linguistics issues, such as how physical growth influences pronunciation, how social factors influence language change, and the extent to which individuals modify their language use over time. By providing a lens into some of the most foundational questions about coming of age in African American Language, this study has implications for a wide range of disciplines, from speech pathology and education, to research on language acquisition and sociolinguistics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
File size
4,67 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-87558-5 (9781108875585)
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Mary Kohn | Walt Wolfram | Charlie Farrington
African American Language
Language development from Infancy to Adulthood
Book
12/2020
Cambridge University Press
€44.00
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Mary Kohn | Walt Wolfram | Charlie Farrington
African American Language
Language development from Infancy to Adulthood
Book
12/2020
Cambridge University Press
€121.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
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Content
List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Coming of Age in African American Language; 2. The Analysis of Sociolinguistic Change over the Lifespan; 3. Profiles of Change: The Early Lifespan of African American Language; 4. Vowel Variation across Time and Space; 5. Caretaker's Influence on Vernacularity; 6. The Influence of Peers on the Use of African American Language; 7. Stylistic Variation in the Early AAL Lifespan; 8. The Relationship of African American Language and Early Literacy Skills; 9. A Longitudinal Study in Retrospect.
