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
