Sabriya Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 5000768 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sabriya Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sabriya |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wellesley College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Regional and ethnic differences in morphosyntactic variation among black high school students in two US cities
This paper presents a study of regional and ethnic variation in the use of morphosyntactic features associated with African American English (AAE) among 35 Black high school students in Philadelphia and Boston. Twenty-five morphosyntactic features are examined by three measures of use: range of features, dialect density measure, and copula deletion rates. Results demonstrate marked differences in the use of AAE morphosyntax between cities, with P…
Variation in African American English Verbal Morphology Following Ain’t in the Past Tense and Present Perfect
This article investigates variation in verbal morphology following negative auxiliary contractions, most notably ain’t, in past-tense and present-perfect constructions in Philadelphia African American English. Ain’t is of particular interest given its tense-aspect ambiguity, which may not overtly restrict following verbal forms in the same way as other auxiliaries. It examines 774 instances of negative auxiliary contractions (hasn’t/haven’t, didn…
Mass Migration, Social Networks, and Generational Change: The Proliferation of ain’t for didn’t in Post-Migration Philadelphia
The Status of ain't in Philadelphia African American English
This paper investigates use of ain't in a corpus of naturalistic speech from forty-two African-American Philadelphians. Use of ain't in past/perfective contexts where it varies with didn't is considered a unique feature of AAE. This use is compared in apparent time to uses of ain't in tense-aspect environments shared with other English varieties. Results show that past/perfective uses of ain't increased during the twentieth century while use in o…
Competing systems in Philadelphia phonology
This is a study of the competition of linguistic systems within the speech community, tracing the opposition of distinct phonological configurations. Among younger Philadelphians oriented to higher education, the traditional short-a system is giving way to the nasal system, in which all prenasal vowels are tense. We present evidence that this shift occurs systematically in both the lax and tense allophones. The degree of conformity to each system…
Competing systems in Philadelphia phonology
This is a study of the competition of linguistic systems within the speech community, tracing the opposition of distinct phonological configurations. Among younger Philadelphians oriented to higher education, the traditional short-a system is giving way to the nasal system, in which all prenasal vowels are tense. We present evidence that this shift occurs systematically in both the lax and tense allophones. The degree of conformity to each system…
The Status of ain't in Philadelphia African American English
This paper investigates use of ain't in a corpus of naturalistic speech from forty-two African-American Philadelphians. Use of ain't in past/perfective contexts where it varies with didn't is considered a unique feature of AAE. This use is compared in apparent time to uses of ain't in tense-aspect environments shared with other English varieties. Results show that past/perfective uses of ain't increased during the twentieth century while use in o…
Competing systems in Philadelphia phonology
This is a study of the competition of linguistic systems within the speech community, tracing the opposition of distinct phonological configurations. Among younger Philadelphians oriented to higher education, the traditional short-a system is giving way to the nasal system, in which all prenasal vowels are tense. We present evidence that this shift occurs systematically in both the lax and tense allophones. The degree of conformity to each system…
The Status of ain't in Philadelphia African American English
This paper investigates use of ain't in a corpus of naturalistic speech from forty-two African-American Philadelphians. Use of ain't in past/perfective contexts where it varies with didn't is considered a unique feature of AAE. This use is compared in apparent time to uses of ain't in tense-aspect environments shared with other English varieties. Results show that past/perfective uses of ain't increased during the twentieth century while use in o…
Mass Migration, Social Networks, and Generational Change: The Proliferation of ain’t for didn’t in Post-Migration Philadelphia
Variation in African American English Verbal Morphology Following Ain’t in the Past Tense and Present Perfect
This article investigates variation in verbal morphology following negative auxiliary contractions, most notably ain’t, in past-tense and present-perfect constructions in Philadelphia African American English. Ain’t is of particular interest given its tense-aspect ambiguity, which may not overtly restrict following verbal forms in the same way as other auxiliaries. It examines 774 instances of negative auxiliary contractions (hasn’t/haven’t, didn…
Regional and ethnic differences in morphosyntactic variation among black high school students in two US cities
This paper presents a study of regional and ethnic variation in the use of morphosyntactic features associated with African American English (AAE) among 35 Black high school students in Philadelphia and Boston. Twenty-five morphosyntactic features are examined by three measures of use: range of features, dialect density measure, and copula deletion rates. Results demonstrate marked differences in the use of AAE morphosyntax between cities, with P…
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (5 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)