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Name:
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James Anthony Walker
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Institution:
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York University
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Email:
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click here to access email
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Homepage:
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http://www.yorku.ca/jamesw
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Linguistic Field(s):
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Sociolinguistics
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Specialty:
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Language variation and change
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Postal Address:
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Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
4700 Keele St.
Toronto,
Canada
M3J 1P3
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Phone:
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416-736-2100 x33792
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Fax:
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416-736-5483
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Selected Publications:
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''Using the past to explain the present: Tense and temporal reference in Early African American English.'' Language Variation and Change 13(1): 1-35. 2001.
''Rephrasing the copula: Contraction and zero in Early African American English.'' In S. Poplack (ed.), The English History of African American English. Oxford: Blackwell, 35-72.
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Courses Taught:
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Language in its Social Context
Bilingualism: A Sociolinguistic Approach
Sociolinguistic Variation and Change
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Academic Paper Abstract:
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The ain't constraint: Not-contraction in early African American English
S marks the spot? Regional variation and early African American
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