Language Variation and the Great Migration: Regionality and African American Language
CR Farrington - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The Great Migration of African Americans out of the rural South between 1915 and
1970 is the reason why African American Language (AAL) is found across a wide
geographic range in the United States. This massive demographic shift is considered to be
one of the most important historical and sociological population movements in North
America. Previous work on AAL has overlooked the diachronic regional development of
urban AAL in the context of the Great Migration. This dissertation investigates the spread …
1970 is the reason why African American Language (AAL) is found across a wide
geographic range in the United States. This massive demographic shift is considered to be
one of the most important historical and sociological population movements in North
America. Previous work on AAL has overlooked the diachronic regional development of
urban AAL in the context of the Great Migration. This dissertation investigates the spread …
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