Book
Linguistic change in Gullah: sex, age, and mobility
Xerox University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: Nichols, Patricia Causey.
Abstract
This is a study of linguistic change in Gullah, the language spoken by the vast majority of African-Americans living along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts and the adjacent Sea Islands. The author attempts to show how rapid change in this creole-like language can be observed today as it functions across age and social groups and within cohesive speech communities. Nichols believes that as a contribution to an emerging theory of linguistic variations this work will provide evidence that changes of this nature are systematic both for individuals and for speech communities, and can be activated by social factors such as sex, age, and population mobility, which may vary from one community to the next. To illustrate this concept a comparison is made between island communities and those on the nearby mainland. A major portion of the discussion of linguistic change in Gullah deals with a detailed analysis of the grammar.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Linguist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1990-1991
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1970-1974
- Coverage Place
- Georgetown, South Carolina , United States
- Notes
- [by] Patricia Causey Nichols
- UM 76-26,049
- Includes bibliographical references
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Stanford University, 1976
- LCSH
- Sea Islands/Gullahs