ISBN:
9780415890045
Language:
English
Pages:
172 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
24 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in sociolinguistics 8
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in sociolinguistics
DDC:
306.4408909073
Keywords:
Hip-hop Influence
;
United States
;
Hip-hop Social aspects
;
United States
;
Language and culture United States
;
Group identity United States
;
Sociolinguistics United States
;
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
;
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy
;
EDUCATION / Language Experience Approach
;
Hip-hop Influence
;
Hip-hop
;
Language and culture
;
Group identity
;
Sociolinguistics
;
USA
;
Hip-Hop
;
Englisch
;
Soziolinguistik
Abstract:
"This book examines language and identity among White American middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate with Hip-Hop culture. Hip-Hop youth engage in practices that range from thec onsumption of rap music and fashion to practices like MC-ing (writing and performing raps or "rhymes"), DJ-ing (mixing records to produce a beat for the MC), graffiti tagging, and break-dancing. Cutler explores the way in which these young people stylize their speech using linguistic resources drawn from African American English and Hip-Hop slang terms. She also looks at the way they construct their identities in discussions with their friends, and how they talk about and use language to construct themselves as authentic within Hip-Hop. Cutler considers the possibility that young people experimenting with AAVE-styled speech may improve the status of AAVE in the broader society. She also addresses the need for educators to be aware of the linguistic patterns found in AAVE and Hip-Hop language, and ways to build on Hip-Hop skills like rhyming and rapping in order to motivate students and promote literacy"--
Note:
Formerly CIP. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164) and index
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