Variable use of African American English across two language sampling contexts

被引：52

作者：

Washington, JA ^{[1
]}

Craig, HK ^{[1
]}

Kushmaul, AJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, Commun Disorders Clin, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH | 1998年 / 41卷 / 05期

关键词：

African American English; children; language; contextual variation; African Americans;

D O I：

10.1044/jslhr.4105.1115

中图分类号：

R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100104 ; 100213 ;

摘要：

This investigation compares the impact of two language sampling elicitation contexts, free play and picture description, on variability in the use of African American English (AAE). Subjects were 65 normally- developing African American 4;4- to 6;3-year-old boys and girls from lower socioeconomic status homes. Comparisons of AAE production in the first 50 C units revealed significant differences by context. Picture descriptions elicited more AAE usage overall, a larger set of AAE types, and took less time. Gender differences in the use of AAE tokens were also apparent, with the boys using significantly more tokens than girls in the free play context. The use of AAE types and tokens was comparable for boys and girls in the picture description context. The advantages of language sampling with pictures to determine dialect usage is discussed.

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页码：1115 / 1124

页数：10