Quiz 8 AAE

How do dialects differ from each other? They are enough alike to be understood by speakers of the same language

vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar

Does AAE have a regular, predictable system?

yes, it is a rule governed system in while they can be predicted

When clients who speak AAE are assessed, SLPs should use alternative forms of assessment including what?

Language sample analyses, descriptions of children's functional skills, and authentic assessments such as children's portfolios of classroom work

What are the 10 major dialects of MAE?

NYC, Eastern New England, Western PA, Appalachain, Southern, Middle Atlantic, Central Midland, Southwest, Northwest, and North Central

Is AAE a substandard form of MAE?

No, its roots are traced back to many languages in West Africa

Is the use of standardized language tests with AAE speakers a non biased indicator of language knowledge?

No, many are criticized as inappropriate for AAE students because they are normed on Anglo middle class monolingual English speakers

Is AAE spoken only by African Americans?

No, other ethnicities and language backgrounds may use it

If children speak AAE, should they discontinue its use?

No, some believe they should elect to be bidialectal to speak both AAE and MAE (preserve the heritage and culture of AAE, but acquire MAE for business)

Do all African Americans speak AAE?

No, some code switch back and forth between AAE and MAE, some do not

Why must SLPs be aware of the typical characteristics of AAE?

So they can tell the difference between a language difference and disorder

What is a dialect?

a rule governed variation in language used by a racial, ethnic, geographic, or socioeconomic group

What others names has AAE been referred to as?

black dialect, black english, black english vernacular, African American Language, Ebonics

What other patterns in language are different for AAE?

differing syllable stress patterns, verbs ending in K are changed (li-tid for liked), devoicing of final consonants, diphthong reduction, n substitution for ng

What are typical phonological substitutions for AAE speakers?

f/th (teef for teeth, bafroom for bathroom), t/th (think/think), d/th (dese/these, broders/brothers)v/th (breave/breath), deletion of final consonants, consonant cluster reduction (res/rest, led/left), metathesis, sounds reversed, /r/ lessened or omitted, /l/ lessened or omitted

In the US what is MAE used for?

government communication, printing, national newscasts, & businesses

Today, AAE is considered to be a dialect of ___

mainstream english

What types of tests are biased against AAE speakers?

morphosyntactic skill

When AAE speakers are assessed, it is important to know which aspects of their speech and language patterns reflect ...

AAE rules and which are a disorder