For all those interested in AAE, it will be the definitive reference for information about the meaning, pronunciation, spelling, usage, and history of AAE words.Įvery speaker of American English borrows heavily from words invented by African Americans, whether they know it or not. ODAAE will be an authoritative record of African American English. A diverse team of lexicographers and researchers will create a dictionary that will illuminate the history, meaning, and significance of this body of language. The ODAAE team will apply the depth and rigor of the OED’s historical methodology specifically to the study of AAE. This three-year research project brings together the lexicographical resources of the OED and the Hutchins Center’s network of scholars of African American studies to produce a groundbreaking work of scholarship that will serve as a cornerstone of new research into African American language, history, and culture. Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages at Oxford University Pressįunded in parts by grants from the Mellon and Wagner Foundations, the Oxford Dictionary of African American English ( ODAAE) is a landmark scholarly initiative to document the lexicon of African American English (AAE) in a dictionary based on historical principles. The ODAAE seeks to acknowledge this contribution more fully and formally and, in doing so, create a powerful tool for a new generation of researchers, students, and scholars to build a more accurate picture of how African American life has influenced how we speak, and therefore who we are.
African American English has had a profound impact on the world’s most widely spoken language, yet much of it has been obscured. Read more about the project below, or sign up to receive news (at the bottom of this page) as the project progresses.Īt OUP we’re proud to be initiating this timely and important project with the team at Harvard. All rights reserved.Home The Oxford Dictionary of African American English The Oxford Dictionary of African American English About the Oxford Dictionary of African American English ( ODAAE)Īn exciting project from the OED and Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research is currently underway. This paper underscores that the provision of patient-centered mental health care requires a better understanding of the conceptualization of disorders within specific contexts.Īfrican American mental health Depression Ethnography Expressions of depression Idioms of distress Meanings of depression U.S. In addition, the context and meaning of symptoms play an important role in determining whether experiences are indicative of depression. These findings have implications for the clinical assessment of depression and for the measurement of depression in community surveys. However, expressions of depression such as anger, agitation, violent behavior, and a frantic search for social interaction that are inconsistent with DSM-V criteria were also common. Common indicators of depression included classic symptoms such as hopelessness, loss of sleep, and feeling worthless. Associated emotions like sadness and hopelessness were inconsistent with notions of strength. Depression was often considered a sign of weakness rather than a health problem that might need medical attention. Based on a 12-month ethnography of mental health in a predominantly Black disadvantaged urban neighborhood in Midwestern United States, the current study identifies meanings and common ways of expressing depression among African Americans. Discrepancies exist between how some Black populations perceive depression and how depression is conceptualized within research and clinical settings.
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