The English History of African American English

The English History of African American English

by Shana Poplack

298 pages· 2000· ISBN 9780631212621
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Much scholarly work assumes that the structure of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) derives from an earlier plantation creole. This volume explores an alternative hypothesis: that the characteristic features were acquired from the varieties of English to which early speakers were exposed.

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