Inheritance and Innovation in the Evolution of Rural African American English - Elements in World Englishes - Guy Bailey - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781009087711 - October 6, 2022
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Inheritance and Innovation in the Evolution of Rural African American English - Elements in World Englishes


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This Element explores the transformation of the functions of the inherited forms invariant be and zero during the twentieth century. When taken together, the evolution of these forms illustrates how restructured linguistic subsystems and eventually new varieties emerge out of the interplay between inheritance and innovation.


75 pages, Worked examples or Exercises

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 6, 2022
ISBN13 9781009087711
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 82
Dimensions 226 × 151 × 9 mm   ·   136 g

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