Black English: vocabulary peculiarities
What is Black English? ? ?
Theories of origin n The Anglicist Hypothesis n The Creolist Hypothesis n Neo-Anglicist Hypothesis
The Linguistic Features of Black English (AAVE) n Vocabulary n Phonology n Grammar
Black English vocabulary n n n 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 n Ex. of words that came from African languages: n Elephant Jazz Oasis Sorcery Banana Banjo n n n
Black English vocabulary n Black English n The can Smoke Blunt Jack Homeboy Fresh A' ight or i-ght Type Crib Bounce Celly Jail Weed Getting High Phone A good friend New Ok, All right Very Home Leave Cell Phone Krunk Wifey Exciting Main Girlfriend n n n Standard American English
![Phonology n The “th” sounds: n Ex. They [ ðeɪ ] – Dey [deɪ]](https://present5.com/presentation/119434514_441176340/image-8.jpg "Phonology n The “th” sounds: n Ex. They [ ðeɪ ] – Dey [deɪ]")
Phonology n The “th” sounds: n Ex. They [ ðeɪ ] – Dey [deɪ] n n n That [ðæt] - Dat [dæt] Stress: po-lice ho-tel Ju-ly.
Grammatical Features n The absence of the verb “be” n Ex. He __ all right. n n She __ at home He __ the one who had to go try to pick up the peacock. n Neglecting the tenses n n Ex. SAE: He has been married. BE: He been married.
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