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Shanna Poplack (ed.), The English history of African American English. (Language in Society, 28.) Oxford: Blackwell, 2000. Pp. v + 277. Pb $31.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2002

John Baugh
John Baugh
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School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-3096
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Abstract

Poplack and other contributors to this important volume are to be commended for an exceptionally well crafted book, with a succession of groundbreaking studies of African American English (AAE). Although this work will undoubtedly add fuel to the flames of historical linguistic controversy that continue to swirl around African Americans, Poplack and her colleagues go far to advance hypotheses and analyses that argue in favor of the English origins of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

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Language in Society , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 311 - 316
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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