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African American Female Speech Communities
Varieties of Talk
Barbara Hill Hudson
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African American Female Speech Communities

Varieties of Talk

Barbara Hill Hudson Barbara Hill Hudson

June 2001

Praeger

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Using the works of African American female writers, this folklinguistic study presents groundbreaking research on the use of language that counters social stereotypes.

In this sociolinguistic study, not only are language and gender researched, but the relationship between language and ethnic group, region, and social class is also discussed. Hudson describes the ways in which some female African American writers use the language of African American female characters to reflect their membership in various speech communities. Materials used for this text include slave narratives, novels, short stories, diaries, plays, and autobiographies. The study bridges the gap between the existing research on that focuses on the Vernacular English spoken mainly by young African American males and the research which mainly focuses on the language used by white middle class females.

Research in the area of African American English has investigated both its form and its use in conversational interactions. Hudson explores how African American English encompasses a range of dialects from Standard to Vernacular English, noting that there is a diversity of language types present in the African American female speech community. This book offers language researchers, social scientists, educators, and others valuable insights into language use by minority females.
Introduction
Phonological Structures
Vernacular Structures--AAVE
Vernacular Structures--NSE
Standard Structures
Adjectives
Adverbs
Address
Word Choice and Word Play
Expressive Behavior
Bad Language
Language Use
References
Index
Reviews
...an important resource for those who teach the literary works of African-American women writers and it will be of special interest to social linguists.—MultiCultural Review

Recommended for sociolinguists at the upper-division undergraduate level and above.—Choice





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