In this seminar, we will be looking specifically at African-American Vernacular English (alternatively known as Black English or Ebonics) on the levels of syntax, lexis and phonology. With this knowledge, we will then explore the cultural and historical archives of music by artists from Robert Johnson to Billie Holiday, The Sugar Hill Gang to Kendrick Lamar in an attempt to to better understand the black experience in the United States and the important role that language takes in the process of cultural production.
It is strongly recommended to have finished BM3 before attempting this seminar.
Materials will be provided on our LernraumPlus website. Students are expected to check the website weekly and to have these materials available during our sessions.
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23-ANG-AngPM3.1_a Profilmodul 3.1: American Studies | PM 3.1.1 Language in North America | Studienleistung
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PM 3.1.2 Social and Cultural Studies (North America) | Studienleistung
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23-ANG-AngPM3_a Profilmodul 3: American Studies | 3.1 Language in North America | Studienleistung
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3.2 Social and Cultural Studies (North America) | Studienleistung
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23-ANG-AngPM5 Profilmodul 5: English Language and Linguistics | 5.3 Language in North America | Studienleistung
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- | benotete Prüfungsleistung | Studieninformation |
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