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Peer reviewedWolfram, Walt – World Englishes, 2000
Identifies the major issues that need to be confronted in resolving the controversy over the historical roots of African American Vernacular English. and discusses their implications for reconstruction. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Variation, Oral Language
Peer reviewedWolfram, Walt; And Others – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1997
Examines the nature of language diversity in the small, isolated community of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where a lone African American family has resided for over 130 years. (57 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Context Effect, Cultural Isolation
