: studies in the Black English vernacular Labov, William creator Labov, William text Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press ©1972 monographic eng

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xxiv, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning. Studying not only the normal processes of communication in the inner city but such art forms as the ritual insult and ritualized narrative, Labov confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. His analysis goes on to clarify the nature and processes of linguistic change in the context of a changing society"--Jacket Some sources of reading problems for speakers of the Black English vernacular -- Is the Black English vernacular a separate system? -- Contraction, deletion, and inherent variability of the English copula -- Negative attraction and negative concord -- The logic of nonstandard English -- The relation of reading failure to peer-group status -- The linguistic consequences of being a lame -- Rules for ritual results -- The transformation of experience in narrative syntax / William Labov English languages Old English languages Black English Urban dialects -- United States Urban dialects Noirs -- Langage Discourse analysis Multicultural education -- United States 427.973 LAB 9780812210514 :Atlantic Publishers & Distributors :7/22 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi 190625 20190909153249.0