Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English

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"Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English" is a scholarly work by sociolinguist John R. Rickford that examines the structure, diversity, and evolution of African American English in social and historical context.

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instanceOf book
scholarly work
addresses change over time in African American English
diversity within African American English communities
relationship between language and identity
social stratification of language use
analyzes historical development of African American English
social factors in African American English
author John R. Rickford
context United States of America
surface form: United States
contributionTo study of African American English
study of language variation and change
understanding of social meaning in language
examines diversity of African American English
evolution of African American English
historical context of African American English
social context of African American English
structure of African American English
field linguistics
sociolinguistics
focusesOn change in African American English
variation in African American English
versatility of African American English
genre academic monograph
hasAuthor John R. Rickford
hasAuthorOccupation sociolinguist
intendedAudience linguists
researchers of language variation
sociolinguists
students of African American English
languageOfWork English
mainSubject African American Vernacular English
surface form: African American English
perspective sociohistorical
variationist sociolinguistics
relatedTo African American Vernacular English
Creole origins debate
language and ethnicity
language change
language variation
sociolinguistic theory
studies grammatical features of African American English
linguistic structure of African American English
phonological features of African American English
pragmatic features of African American English

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John R. Rickford notableWork Variation, Versatility and Change in African American English