Exploring social and linguistic diversity across African Americans from Rochester, New York
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Linguists have problematized the presentation of African American English (AAE) as a uniform variety (Wolfram 2007; Yaeger-Dror & Thomas 2010). My work advances the discussion by examining social and linguistic diversity across African Americans' speech. I examine how linguistic heterogeneity can arise from differences in identity constructions, which are informed by social changes in the community, Rochester, New York. Specifically, I ask how sound change is enacted through personae like the Mobile Black Professional and the Hood Kid. Results indicate that in comparison to other community speakers, Mobile Black Professionals produce significantly lower TRAP tokens and Hood Kids produce significantly backer BOUGHT tokens. The findings demonstrate that African American language and identity are not monolithic.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2018; ©2018 |
| Publication date | 2018; 2018 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | King, Sharese |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Eckert, Penelope |
| Degree supervisor | Rickford, John R, 1949- |
| Thesis advisor | Eckert, Penelope |
| Thesis advisor | Rickford, John R, 1949- |
| Thesis advisor | Podesva, Robert |
| Thesis advisor | Sumner, Meghan |
| Degree committee member | Podesva, Robert |
| Degree committee member | Sumner, Meghan |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Linguistics. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Sharese King. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Linguistics. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2018. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2018 by Sharese Diana King
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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