The English History of African American English

List of Maps.

List of Figures.

Series Editor's Preface.

Preface.

List of Abbreviations.

List of Contributors.

Introduction.

Part I. Morphophonological Variables:.

1. Rephrasing the Copula: Contraction and Zero in Early African American English: James A. Walker.

2. Reconstructing the Source of Early African American English Plural Marking: A Comparative Study of English and Creole: Shana Poplack, Sali Tagliamonte, and Ejike Eze.

Part II: Morphosyntactic Variables:.

3. Negation and the Creole-Origins Hypothesis: Evidence from Early African American English: Darin M. Howe and James A. Walker.

4. Old as; New Ecology: Viewing English through the Sociolinguistic Filter: Sali Tagliamonte and Jennifer Smith.

Part III. Syntactic Variables:.

5. The Question: Auxiliary Inversion in Early African American English: Gerard Van Herk.

6. It's All Relative: Relativization Strategies in Early African American English: Gunnel Tottie and Dawn Harvie.

Part IV: The Sociohistorical Context:.

7. Some Sociohistorical Inferences about the Development of African American English: Salikoko S. Mufwene.

Glossary.

Index.