Coming of age in African American English: A longitudinal study

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-455

  Van Hofwegen, Janneke ^a   Wolfram, Walt ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American English; Age grading; Language change; Language development; Language lifespan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956405460     PISSN: 13606441     EISSN: 14679841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2010.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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