Book contents
- Middle-Class African American English
- Middle-Class African American English
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Study of Middle-Class African American English
- 3 “Talking Black” as Public Performance
- 4 Language and Double-Consciousness
- 5 Race, Class, and Camouflaged Divergence
- 6 Sounding Black
- 7 Looking Ahead
- References
- Index
7 - Looking Ahead
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2021
- Middle-Class African American English
- Middle-Class African American English
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Study of Middle-Class African American English
- 3 “Talking Black” as Public Performance
- 4 Language and Double-Consciousness
- 5 Race, Class, and Camouflaged Divergence
- 6 Sounding Black
- 7 Looking Ahead
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter reflects on the future of middle-class AAE and recommends future directions for sociolinguistic research on this topic, both in light of the findings presented in the book, and in the context of the current social, racial, economic, and political climate in the United States.
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- Middle-Class African American English , pp. 211 - 229Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021