English American

Over decades, Linguists have attest to the Black English Vernacular (BEV) as being a remnants and a fusion of the West African Language used by enslaved persons brought to the Americas over 400 years ago. Enslaved people were denied a formal education, but were required to learn the language to communicate with white master, hence the BEV dialect was fashioned. In today’s society, this dialect has greatly influenced different sectors of the English language, from slang to highly respected fables…

Outline 1-Intoduction: A: African American Vernacular English definition. B: Origins. C: Societies’ opinion. 2-Body Paragraph 1: A: Some sided with AAVE B: AAVE is a rule-governed and systematic language. C: Examples that serve as proof. 3-Body Paragraph 2: A: AAVE’s effect on its speakers. B: AAVE speakers face difficulties in professional settings. C: AAVE speakers manage to switch from dialect to another in order to blend in. 4-Body Paragraph 3: A: Linguists suggest the use of…

key to identity, it defines people and their experiences. African Americans have been deprived of many things throughout history, and many people seem to forget of all the suffering they received in the past. I believe that when you take someone 's language you are taking their identity, therefore I argue that Black English should be considered a language because it reveals the cruel truths of American society. In “ If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What is?,” James Baldwin agrees…

African American Vernacular English is also known as Ebonics is commonly defined as black English. While trying to define Ebonics on an American English grammatical level is tricky, there have been arguments on whether it should be considered a dialect or language. How one comprehends the meaning of Ebonics should do with their understanding of a play on words, while still allowing these similarities and difference to branch off English. There is more depth to Ebonics than people realize, from…

Before they could establish themselves as an independent American nation, the English colonies had to endure hardship in their attempt to settle in the New World. The first arrivals in the early 1600s did not have all the required tools to survive in a different environment, but had a string willingness to learn. The opportunities offered in the different regions allowed each colony to develop in its own unique way. In the span of a little more than a hundred years, the colonies gained the…

were the ones that build America first official English colony in Jamestown, Virginia. About 104 English settlers arrived in Jamestown in 1607. “Jamestown gave the settlers a good anchorage…

Ebonics, like all other vernaculars and dialects of English, is undergoing a constant yet nearly impercievable evolution. The jargon of african americans today could very well be unintellegeble to the african americans of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Perhaps one of the most accesible and legitimate illustrations of modern ebonic language can be found in rap and hip hop music. Simply browsing a list of the top 10 rap songs today will present you with prime examples of the vocabulary,…

Features of British Isles speech have been lost and preserved in white and African American dialects, as well as some independent innovations: “These independent innovations have been facilitated by the relatively small amount of social contact between African Americans and whites in many parts of the USA” (Trudgill 52-53). By losing social contact with different social groups, our language can change or be altered because our…

Since the first African slaves were brought to America in 1619, life for African Americans has been a struggle. During the time of slavery, blacks were treated just like animals. They were the property of their owners and only received what their masters deemed necessary. Because of this, blacks received little health care and had to survive off of the scraps they were given. As time went on, African Americans learned how to adapt to their surrounds. They made the best meals they could from the…

also illustrating how the great American hypocrisy affects this transition. A great example of this comes from two paragraphs discussing her father’s first job at a blood bank. The job is temporary, as he’s trying to get official certification to be a doctor in the United States, but he encounters difficulties. One woman is xenophobic to him, “[requesting] to see an “American” doctor” (Balcita 2006, 1) when he comes to her aid. While this is a prime example of American hypocrisy as I explained…