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... with aspects of linguistic complexity. Confirmation of a positive relationship between AAE and linguistic complexity has a number of important implications. Such a relationship would provide new empirical support for theoretical viewpoints that emphasize differences between AAE and English as the parent language (Bailey & Maynor, 1989;Labov, 1972;Taylor. 1988;Wolfram, 1987). It would further underscore the inappropriateness of viewing AAE as a deficient form of SE, and would emphasize the current need for norm-referenced statements about AAE. The purpose of this study was to probe further a potential relationship between AAE and linguistic complexity by examining AAE and complexity in the sem ...