UID:
almahu_9949481402802882
Format:
1 online resource (335 p.) :
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Ill.
Edition:
Reprint 2012
ISBN:
9783110907971
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] , 38
Content:
Based on a 500,000 word corpus of early sources collected from ex-slave narratives, ex-slave recordings, and interviews with hoodoo priests, this book reconstructs the English spoken by African Americans between 1830 and 1920. By means of detailed quantitative analyses, three linguistic features (negation patterns, copula usage, and relative marker choice) are interpreted along the lines of temporal change, regional diversity, and variation across gender. Additionally, some 300 non-standard letters written by African Americans in the 19th century are compared to the main corpus in order to identify differences between speech and writing.
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgments --
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Contents --
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List of abbreviations --
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Chapter 1. Introduction --
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Chapter 2. Data and methods --
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Chapter 3. Negation patterns in Earlier AAE --
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Chapter 4. The copula in Earlier AAE --
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Chapter 5. Relativization in Earlier AAE --
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Chapter 6. Comparison of written and spoken Earlier AAE179 --
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Chapter 7. Conclusions --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457
In:
DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970
In:
De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015, De Gruyter, 9783110742961
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110173017
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110907971
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110907971
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110907971
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