Black English: vocabulary peculiarities What is

Black English: vocabulary peculiarities

What is Black English? ? ?

Theories of origin The Anglicist Hypothesis The Creolist Hypothesis Neo-Anglicist Hypothesis

The Linguistic Features of Black English ( AAVE ) Vocabulary Phonology Grammar

Black English vocabulary Black people were immigrants who didn’t know English They were not allowed to go to school , or read, so they had only the colloquial Am. English available to learn. And that was a process that lasted for generations. In order to live and communicate with their , then, white American masters they had to learn the language

Black English vocabulary Ex. of words that came from African languages: Elephant Jazz Oasis Sorcery Banana Banjo

Black English vocabulary Black English Standard American English The can Jail Smoke Weed Blunt Getting High Jack Phone Homeboy A good friend Fresh New A’ ight or i-ght Ok, All right Type Very Crib Home Bounce Leave Celly Cell Phone Krunk Exciting Wifey Main Girlfriend

Phonology The “ th” sounds: Ex. They [ ðe ]ɪ – Dey [ deɪ ] That [ ðæt ] — Dat [d æt ] Stress: po -lice ho -tel Ju -ly.

Grammatical Features The absence of the verb “be” Ex. He __ all right. She __ at home He __ the one who had to go try to pick up the peacock. Neglecting the tenses Ex. SAE: He has been married. BE: He been married.