White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America

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1 Introduction: White Youth and the Appeal of Hip Hop Culture in the 1990s
2 Yorkville Crossing: A Case Study of the Influence of Hip Hop Culture on the Speech of a White Middle Class Adolescent in New York City
3 “Keepin’ It Real”: White Hip Hoppers’ Discourse on Language, Race, and Authenticity
4 Hip Hop, White Immigrant Youth, and African American English: Accommodation as an Identity Choice
5 Brooklyn Style: Hip Hop Markers and Racial Affiliation among European Immigrants in New York City
6 MC Battles: Seeing Oneself through the Eyes of the Other
7 “She’s So Hood”: Ghetto Authenticity on Reality TV
8 Conclusion: Implications for Theories of Style, Identity Formation, and the Status of African American English in the Hip Hop Age
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