The Development of African American EnglishISBN: 978-0-631-23087-8
Paperback
256 pages
June 2002, Wiley-Blackwell
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"Wolfram and Thomas's investigation of language in a biracial
Southern enclave has much to tell us. Their attention to key issues
of theory and methodology informs their research and bolsters a set
of carefully argued conclusions about the history of African
American English. The authors' work takes on a broader significance
by their willingness to tackle vexing questions, whether the issue
is how to assess differences in intonation patterns between African
Americans and European Americans or how to relate individual
differences to community variation." John Singler, New York
University
"Specialized but of the utmost importance to dialectologists and sociologists, this volume is exhaustive, accurate, provocative, and compelling. Recommended enthusiastically for graduate students, researchers, and faculty." Choice, December 2002, Vol 40 No. 04