English language Languages Dialects 44 Variation 40 Social aspects 35 African Americans 32 Black English 25 Languages in contact 21 Americanisms 18 Sociolinguistics 15 Study and teaching 14 Foreign elements 13 Influence on English 13 Political aspects 13 Rhetoric 13 History 12 Language and culture 11 History and criticism 8 Social conditions 8 Spoken English 8 Creole dialects, English 7 Education 7 Language policy 7 African American authors 6 Bilingualism 6 Language 6 Popular culture 6 African 5 African Americans in literature 5 African languages 5