230144 An Introduction to African American Vernacular English (S) (SoSe 2025)

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This class is a comprehensive survey of linguistic research on African American English (AAE), the language of American Blacks and the best investigated non-standard variety of English. Before exploring historical, sociological, political, cultural and educational issues connected with AAE, we will need to have a detailed look at the linguistic features of this language on all levels of linguistic description. This will help us to understand that AAE is not a compilation of random deviations of Standard English but that it is a rule-governed language system in its own right. Subsequently, we will learn about the historical development of this language, its role in the educational system of the US and investigate in detail its present use, for instance, in literature, music, and the media.

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weekly Do 10-12 X-E0-205 07.04.-18.07.2025
not on: 5/1/25 / 5/29/25 / 6/19/25

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23-ANG-AngVM2 Vertiefungsmodul 2: The Americas/ Interamerican Studies VM 2.1 The Americas: Linguistics Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngVM3 Vertiefungsmodul 3: Linguistics VM 3.2 Language System Study requirement
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VM 3.3 Language in Use Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngVM4 Vertiefungsmodul 4: Anglophone Studies World Englishes Study requirement
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23-ANG-Profil3 Profilmodul 3: Advanced Linguistics Profil3.2 Language System Study requirement
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Profil3.3 Language in Use Study requirement
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23-ANG-Profil5 Profilmodul 5: Anglophone Cultures around the World Profil5.1 Linguistics: Varieties of English Study requirement
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Profil5.3 Linguistics: Varieties of English OR Anglophone Literatures and Cultures Study requirement
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Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
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This lecture is taught in english
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Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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