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African American English

Label
African American English
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
African American English
Oclc number
993083167
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016
Runtime
30
Summary
Explore the indelible linguistic effects of the peoples of African descent who were brought to America as slaves, who went on to develop a richly expressive language variety that today is emulated by young people across the worĺdђوAfrican American English. Contrary to common misunderstandings, this well-studied dialect is governed by intricate and consistent rules
Technique
live action
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