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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1979
Description
This study attempts to discover and quantify the extent to
which selected Black English features are present in the English of
a group of United States Hispanic Children in south Florida. The
five features are /r,l/ simplification, consonant cluster simplification,
past tense verb marker reduction, copula deletion, and inverted
embedded questions. The best indicators of Black English influence in the young
Hispanic children's English are found to be regular past tense verb
endings, third person singular present tense forms of be, words containing
a preconsonantal l, present tense plural forms of be, and an
words containing voiced consonant clusters, respectively. A hierarchy
of factors contributing to the overall Black English influence is
constructed. Relevant literature is reviewed.
which selected Black English features are present in the English of
a group of United States Hispanic Children in south Florida. The
five features are /r,l/ simplification, consonant cluster simplification,
past tense verb marker reduction, copula deletion, and inverted
embedded questions. The best indicators of Black English influence in the young
Hispanic children's English are found to be regular past tense verb
endings, third person singular present tense forms of be, words containing
a preconsonantal l, present tense plural forms of be, and an
words containing voiced consonant clusters, respectively. A hierarchy
of factors contributing to the overall Black English influence is
constructed. Relevant literature is reviewed.
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Form
Extent
100 p.
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Identifier
13966
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FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1979.
Date Backup
1979
Date Text
1979
Date Issued (EDTF)
1979
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IID
FADT13966
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monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
Person Preferred Name
BELLI, GREGORY CHARLES
Graduate College
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100 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
BLACK ENGLISH FEATURES IN THE ENGLISH OF U.S. HISPANIC PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
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Origin Information
1979
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
BLACK ENGLISH FEATURES IN THE ENGLISH OF U.S. HISPANIC PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Other Title Info
BLACK ENGLISH FEATURES IN THE ENGLISH OF U.S. HISPANIC PRESCHOOL CHILDREN