LING/ANTH One John Rickford\'s reasons for studying Rachel Jeantel\'s language u
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LING/ANTH
One John Rickford's reasons for studying Rachel Jeantel's language use was to:
show how AAVE is characterized by poor grammar
show that Jeantel's language was unsystematic and unlike any other varieties of English
target a unique example of language in U.S. court cases that has no similarity to other cases involving vernaculars
counter popular claims about how bad Jeantel's language and grammar is
a.show how AAVE is characterized by poor grammar
b.show that Jeantel's language was unsystematic and unlike any other varieties of English
c.target a unique example of language in U.S. court cases that has no similarity to other cases involving vernaculars
d.counter popular claims about how bad Jeantel's language and grammar is
Explanation / Answer
Show how AAVE is characterised by poor grammar as he focussed on the bad formation and not understanble grammar by giving examples from her speech and characterised them as well
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