2022
DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12477
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Visibly invisible: The study of middle class African American English

Abstract: Middle class African American English (AAE) has remained largely invisible to the sociolinguistic lens despite the fact that over 50 years of research has made it one of the most examined varieties of American English. This gap in the sociolinguistic literature is largely reflective of a strategic effort on the part of linguists to dismantle the stigma associated with working class vernacular varieties and improve outcomes for working class speakers who face linguistic discrimination in schools. An unfortunate… Show more

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“…We will also discuss African American Language (also known as African American English or African American Vernacular English), a minoritized variety that is associated with African American communities. There is much diversity within AAL, but there are some common areas where it differs from DAE (Green, 2002; Weldon, 2022). Despite beliefs commonly held by the general public, linguistic research has been unanimous in showing that AAL is not “incorrect”; AAL has a systematic grammar of its own, and sometimes this grammar differs from the grammar of DAE (Green, 2002).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We will also discuss African American Language (also known as African American English or African American Vernacular English), a minoritized variety that is associated with African American communities. There is much diversity within AAL, but there are some common areas where it differs from DAE (Green, 2002; Weldon, 2022). Despite beliefs commonly held by the general public, linguistic research has been unanimous in showing that AAL is not “incorrect”; AAL has a systematic grammar of its own, and sometimes this grammar differs from the grammar of DAE (Green, 2002).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%