Variation Within Dialects: A Case of Cajun/Creole Influence Within Child SAAE and SWE

摘要

PurposeThis study examined whether child speakers of Southern African American English (SAAE) and Southern White English (SWE) who were also perceived by some listeners to present a Cajun/Creole English (CE) influence within their dialects produced elevated rates of 6 phonological and 5 morphological patterns of vernacular relative to other SAAE- and SWE-speaking children.