Language is a tool that helps identify an individual.“If Black English isn't a Language Then Tell Me What is?” by James Baldwin emphasizes on how language defines the person. This is towards people who believe that there's one way to communicate or doesn't want to admit that they speak differently. They don't want to be submerged in the reality that they cannot articulate or they have an accent. The english language doesn't change its meaning by the way it is pronounced. As told in the piece of reading, Baldwin describes the purpose of language when he says, “ What joins all language, and all men, is the necessity to confront life.”
This piece of writing might appeal to the readers because many can relate. As an individual who is bilingual I have some difficulty pronouncing words or tend to speak the combination of both languages. I have been confronted many times by others saying what I speak isn't a real language or it isn't the proper way to communicate. This is the case for many others. In a country with many cultures and nationalities, with communities of all kind of people it's quite obvious that there are many ways of speaking the english language. The way we speak either unites or separates humans as explained by James Baldwin “ It reveals …show more content…
Logic is emphasized when Baldwin writes about American history. He uses the fact of how slaves were brought and treated when forced into the country.He explains how slaves were brought from many tribes with differents dialects and not taught english properly. If they had known the same language slavery might have not lasted as long. Baldwin explains how under the conditions slaves were in, they created the black church which then lead to black english. Slaves needed to find a way they could communicate and unite since they didn't come from the same tribes or taught english correctly by the slave owners. They were lead to creating black
This piece of writing might appeal to the readers because many can relate. As an individual who is bilingual I have some difficulty pronouncing words or tend to speak the combination of both languages. I have been confronted many times by others saying what I speak isn't a real language or it isn't the proper way to communicate. This is the case for many others. In a country with many cultures and nationalities, with communities of all kind of people it's quite obvious that there are many ways of speaking the english language. The way we speak either unites or separates humans as explained by James Baldwin “ It reveals …show more content…
Logic is emphasized when Baldwin writes about American history. He uses the fact of how slaves were brought and treated when forced into the country.He explains how slaves were brought from many tribes with differents dialects and not taught english properly. If they had known the same language slavery might have not lasted as long. Baldwin explains how under the conditions slaves were in, they created the black church which then lead to black english. Slaves needed to find a way they could communicate and unite since they didn't come from the same tribes or taught english correctly by the slave owners. They were lead to creating black