{"product_id":"9780631230878","title":"The Development of African American English","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLanguage in Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Development of African American English\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWalt Wolfram | Erik Thomas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book focuses on one of the most persistent and controversial questions in modern sociolinguistics: the past and present development of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Wolfram\u003c\/b\u003e is William C. Friday Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University. He has pioneered research on a wide range of American vernacular dialects and authored or co-authored 15 books, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican English\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell 1998, with Natalie Schilling-Estes) and over 200 articles.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik R. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Linguistics at North Carolina State University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eAn Acoustic Analysis of Vowel Variation in New World English\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and has published widely in journals such as \u003ci\u003eLanguage Variation and Change\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Pidgin and Creole Languages\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Phonetics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 June 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631230878\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379108573324,"sku":"9780631230878","price":79.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631230878_7443f6f6-e3fd-49a6-aed6-79474286dbd0.jpg?v=1780202230","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631230878","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}