The Development of African American English
E345865
"The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Development of African American English canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3309411 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Development of African American English Context triple: [Walt Wolfram, notableWork, The Development of African American English]
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A.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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B.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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C.
African American Vernacular English
African American Vernacular English is a systematic and rule-governed variety of English historically associated with African American communities, characterized by distinct phonological, grammatical, and lexical features.
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D.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
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E.
Race, Language and Culture
Race, Language and Culture is a seminal 1940 collection of essays by anthropologist Franz Boas that challenges biological notions of race and emphasizes the cultural and linguistic foundations of human diversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Development of African American English Target entity description: "The Development of African American English" is a scholarly work that examines the historical origins, structural features, and sociolinguistic evolution of African American English.
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A.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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B.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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C.
African American Vernacular English
African American Vernacular English is a systematic and rule-governed variety of English historically associated with African American communities, characterized by distinct phonological, grammatical, and lexical features.
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D.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
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E.
Race, Language and Culture
Race, Language and Culture is a seminal 1940 collection of essays by anthropologist Franz Boas that challenges biological notions of race and emphasizes the cultural and linguistic foundations of human diversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic book
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linguistics monograph ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| about |
history of African American English
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social functions of African American English ⓘ structure of African American English ⓘ |
| addresses |
creole hypotheses about African American English
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dialect formation in African American communities ⓘ identity and African American English ⓘ language contact in the history of African American English ⓘ relationship between African American English and Standard American English ⓘ social attitudes toward African American English ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
document the development of African American English
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explain patterns of variation in African American English ⓘ situate African American English in its social and historical context ⓘ |
| analyzes |
lexical features of African American English
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phonological features of African American English ⓘ syntactic features of African American English ⓘ |
| examines |
historical origins of African American English
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sociolinguistic evolution of African American English ⓘ structural features of African American English ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
English linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of African American English over time
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social context of African American English ⓘ variation within African American English ⓘ |
| genre |
academic non-fiction
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
descriptive
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historical ⓘ sociolinguistic ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
linguists
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scholars of African American studies ⓘ sociolinguists ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
African American Vernacular English
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surface form:
African American English
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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