The linguistic and cultural influence of hip-hop and rap: findings of the Oxford Dictionary of African American English project

Thursday, 17 Oct 2024 · 5:30 PM BST | 12:30 PM EDT | 04:30 PM GMT

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Hip-hop and rap cultures are an important source of evidence for the Oxford Dictionary of African American English (ODAAE) project, and many interesting examples have emerged so far – join us for a virtual discussion that will cover:

• A brief overview of the ODAAE project
• The main sources of evidence for the project, and why hip-hop and rap are particularly important among those
• Some interesting examples that have emerged
• How this type of language is monitored, and how editors and researchers decide what should be included or not, and why
• The influence hip-hop and rap terms have on African American English

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Language Documentation
Lexicography
Sociolinguistics
Text/Corpus Linguistics