Round Table on Africanisms in Afro-American Language Varieties to be held in Athens, at the University of GeorgiaOctober 29-31, 1987

此奖助金是为非裔美国人语言变种（黑人英语、嘎勒语和各种加勒比克里奥尔语）的基础会议而设。该领域的一个基本争议是非洲基质影响的作用（如果有的话）。一个由克里奥尔学者、非洲学家、方言学家和其他专家组成的杰出聚会要解决的问题包括：1)鉴于该领域的最新发展，如何理解“非洲底层”的概念与非裔美国人的语言变体有关？2)在什么条件下可能发生基质影响？3)语言非洲主义和文化非洲主义之间有什么关联？4)在展示非洲基底的影响时还涉及哪些问题？Mufwene是非洲语言、洋泾洋泾海语和克里奥尔语研究以及语言学领域的杰出学者，同意参与的二十几位参与者代表了对这个问题的各种观点。所讨论的主题不仅是学者们关心的，也是北美和加勒比地区的非洲人后裔关心的，因为它直接涉及非洲语言和文化通过流离失所和奴役的经历而生存的程度和类型。

This grant is for a conference on the foundations of Afro- American speech varieties (Black English, Gullah, and various Caribbean creole languages). A basic controversy in the field is the role, if any, of African substrate influence. Issues to be addressed by a distinguished gathering of creolists, Africanists, dialectologists, and other experts include: 1) How should the concept of "African substratum" be understood with respect to Afro-American speech varieties in light of recent developments in the field? 2) What are the conditions under which substrate influence is likely to occur? 3) What correlation is there between linguistic and cultural Africanisms? 4) What other problems are involved in demonstrating African substrate influence? Mufwene is a leading scholar of African languages, pidgin and creole studies, and linguistics, and the two dozen participants who have agreed to participate represent every point of view taken on the issue. The topic under discussion is not only of concern to scholars but also to people of African descent in North America and the Caribbean, since it deals directly with the extent and type of survival of African language and culture through the experience of dislocation and enslavement.