black english Flashcards
what did BE originate from
- the slave trade
- Britain got people from Jamaica to go to Africa to bring sugar cones back
why did BE occur
they wanted people to understand english for the trade
what is pidgin english
basic forms of the english language with a little african
did pidgin become the dominant language
yes
what is creol
- when the formal language system becomes a native or first language for a group of people
- second, third generation of pidgin
what happens to babies speech
it becomes creolized
what encouraged people to migrate from places such as India
- the common wealth after the second ww
- manual jobs
what happened to racial communities
the black community increased due
- to speaking the same language
- religion
- food
in the 1950s did Jamacian’s move to the UK thinking it would be great
yes
- however they encountered racism
- financial struggles
why did BE increase in the 1950s
to stand out
how is BE used in America
- no past or present tenses used
- verbs and pronouns are different
- absence of copula verb (who he)
- no plurals
what are some attitudes towards BE
- myth. ‘language giberish’
- resulting in teachers prompting students to speak properly
what is British BE
a dialect
does American BE or British BE feature double negation
British BE
what is double negation
saying a double negative
