Coming of age in African American English: A longitudinal study  

Oleh:

Hofwegen, Janneke Van ; Wolfram, Walt

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Sociolinguistics (Full Text) vol. 14 no. 4 (Aug. 2010), page 427-455.
Topik: African American English; age-grading; language lifespan; language development; language change
Fulltext: Van_Hofwegen_Janneke.pdf (420.16KB)

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This study examines trajectories of development in the use of African American English (AAE) for 32 speakers through the first 17 years of their lives based on a unique, longitudinal database. Temporal data points in the analysis include 48 months, Grade 1 (about age 6), Grade 4 (about age 9), Grade 6 (about age 11),Grade 8 (about age 13), and Grade 10 (about age 15). Complementary methods of analysis for assessing AAE include a tokenbased Dialect Density Measure (DDM), a type-based vernacular diversity index, and frequency-based variation analysis. The study reveals different trajectories and peak periods for the use of AAE, including a ‘roller coaster’ and a curvilinear trajectory; at the same time, there is a common dip among speakers in the overall use of vernacular AAE from Grade 1 through Grade 4. Examination of a selective set of demographic and self-regard measures shows no significant differences for gender, school racial density, racial peer contacts, and measures of Afro-centrality, but does show a significant correlation between mothers’ and child use of AAE as well as age/grade.

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