African American Female Speech Communities
In this sociolinguistic study, not only are language and gender researched, but the relationship between language and ethnic group, region, and social class is also discussed. Hudson describes the ways in which some female African American writers use the language of African American female characters to reflect their membership in various speech communities. Materials used for this text include slave narratives, novels, short stories, diaries, plays, and autobiographies. The study bridges...
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Using the works of African American female writers, this folklinguistic study presents groundbreaking research on the use of language that counters social stereotypes.BooknewsHudson (English, Indiana U. of Pennsylvania) describes the ways African American female writers portray African American female characters to reflect their membership in various speech communities, and the ways these characters' language use reflects the norms, values and beliefs of their communities. Hudson includes works from various genres from the 1880s to the present. The data analysis is organized into several categories: phonological, vernacular and standard structures; adjectives; adverbs; forms of address; word choice and wordplay; expressive behavior; bad language; and language use. ^ Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Acknowledgments1Introduction12Phonological Structures93Vernacular Structures - AAVE274Vernacular Structures - NSE395Standard Structures576Adjectives677Adverbs838Forms of Address1179Word Choice and Wordplay13310Expressive Behavior16111Bad Language18112Language Use199Bibliography221Index231
\ BooknewsHudson (English, Indiana U. of Pennsylvania) describes the ways African American female writers portray African American female characters to reflect their membership in various speech communities, and the ways these characters' language use reflects the norms, values and beliefs of their communities. Hudson includes works from various genres from the 1880s to the present. The data analysis is organized into several categories: phonological, vernacular and standard structures; adjectives; adverbs; forms of address; word choice and wordplay; expressive behavior; bad language; and language use. ^ Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
