• ISSN: 2382-6282 (Print); 2972-3108 (Online)
    • Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Lang. Lit. Linguist.
    • Frequency: Bimonthly
    • DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL
    • Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jason Miin-Hwa Lim
    • Managing Editor:  Jennifer X. Zeng
    • Indexed by:   CNKI, Google Scholar, Crossref,
    • E-mail: ijlll_Editor@126.com
HOME > Archives > 2022 > Volume 8 Number 2 (Jun. 2022) >
IJLLL 2022 Vol.8(2): 126-132 ISSN: 2382-6282
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2022.8.2.334

A Study of African American English Variant Based on the Corpus of Afro-American Music

Wang Tian, Yang Yuan, and Liu Jing

Abstract—As black culture became a trend, African American English, used by the majority of Afro-Americans, also gained influence. In order to solve the prejudice and misunderstanding toward language variant, this paper, taking Afro-American music as corpus, sorts out the characteristics and development history of AAE, introduces the concept of language variant, and analyzes AAE from the perspective of sociolinguistics. It is expected to arouse the attention to AAE English variant in the field.

Index Terms—African American English, sociolinguistics, language variant, music corpus.

Wang Tian is with Tianfu College, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, China (e-mail: 2974024169@qq.com, yangyuan@tfswufe.edu.cn, 820726linda@163.com ).

[PDF]

Cite:Wang Tian, Yang Yuan, and Liu Jing, "A Study of African American English Variant Based on the Corpus of Afro-American Music," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 126-132, 2022.

PREVIOUS PAPER
Research on the Role of Corrective Feedback in Teaching of Chinese as a Second Language: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
NEXT PAPER
Comparing Linguistics Influences of Shapes and Materials between English and Chinese Speakers
Copyright©2008-2024. International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics. All rights reserved.
E-mail: ijlll_Editor@126.com