The writer used many texts and quotes to emphasis points and create the text.
Quotes were used from linguists , such as Salikoko Mufwere, and everyday people, like Muhammad Ali.
Texts such as Talkin That Talk and Talking and Testifyin were commonly used to help prove a point.
The texts and quotes made the main points of the writers argument more concise.
2. What is being invented?
The main questions answered are:
Is AAE 'broken' English?
What is Standard American English?
Is AAE a form of slang?
Is AAE a dialect or language?
3. What is being arranged?
Definition of AAE, Comparison to Standard American English, the manner the way the of speaking is interpreted( slang/language/dialect) , the traits of AAE.
4. What is the arrangement?
Compare and contrast (AAE to SAE)
Definitions and facts from various texts
Quotations and excerpts
Tables
5. What is being revised?
One's perception of AAE as a dialect
Our knowledge of AAE
The various forms of AAE
6. What is revision?
Quotations from linguists
Excerpts from texts
Examples of the use of AAR
Good start; more specifically, how does the author answer "what is AAE", "what is Standard English", etc.? In other words, when speaking of what is being invented, what answers do the authors give for their definitions?
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