LIN 317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: African American Vernacular English, Appalachian English
30 Oct 2018
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A lot of work has been done on african american english. The most studied dialect of american english. A variety of english spoken by many (not all) people of african and. American heritage and even some speakers without such heritage. But, very few studies have been done on linguistic variation of aae in appalachia in particular. It seems linguists studying appalachia have generally brought into the myth. Tendency to believe aae did not really exhibit regional variation. African americans have been living in appalachia since the 18th century. Population numbers have been cited at about 10% The experience of african americans in appalachia was (supposedly) different than in the rest of the south with respect to slavery. Fewer slaveholders in the mountains; different work expectations/loads. More racial mixing (also includes native americans) Varieties could be completely overlapping (white and black sound the same), completely separate (black and white sound different), or anywhere in between.
