Book contents
- Middle-Class African American English
- Middle-Class African American English
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Study of Middle-Class African American English
- 3 “Talking Black” as Public Performance
- 4 Language and Double-Consciousness
- 5 Race, Class, and Camouflaged Divergence
- 6 Sounding Black
- 7 Looking Ahead
- References
- Index
5 - Race, Class, and Camouflaged Divergence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2021
Book contents
- Middle-Class African American English
- Middle-Class African American English
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Study of Middle-Class African American English
- 3 “Talking Black” as Public Performance
- 4 Language and Double-Consciousness
- 5 Race, Class, and Camouflaged Divergence
- 6 Sounding Black
- 7 Looking Ahead
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter uses survey methodology to explore the use and interpretation of camouflaged features and considers how displayed patterns of usage contribute to our understanding of the relative trajectories of African American and European American varieties today, particularly among speakers positioned along the middle of the socioeconomic continuum.
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- Middle-Class African American English , pp. 140 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021