Families with African American and Caribbean Roots

Question 1

The African Diaspora includes what?

Answer 1

It includes people who live outside of Africa

Question 2

As an SLP, one primary way to build cultural awarness is through

Answer 2

identifying a client’s ancestral roots

Question 3

Regarding health considerations, these four diseases are prevalent amongst AAs and CAs

Answer 3

Stroke, sickle cell anemia, HIV/AIDS, and Lead poisoning

Question 4

What are some facts about AAE?

Answer 4

It is a dialect of GAE; Not all AA speak AAE and there are other groups that speak AAE; it is based on rules and a process (i.e., systematic)

Question 5

Regarding phonology, what are some linguistic features of AAE?

Answer 5

Share the same vowels and consonants as GAE. Some diphthongs may be produced as monophthongs in some contexts; the voiced th sound is produced as /d/ or /v/ in the medial position and /d/ in the initial position,

Question 6

What are the 3 main phonological rules of AAE?

Answer 6

Consonants in the medial and final position may be omitted; unstressed syllables and phonemes may be omitted; last consonant in a consonant cluster in the final position may be omitted