Rap Descendant Rap has its origins that belong to ancient Africans brought to America‚ where the Rap ancestors got their own accent (Vernacular English)‚ and lived their own culture (African American Culture) such as Funk‚ Jazz‚ Rock‚ and then Hip-Hop; like the majority of colored race‚ the black race suffered from enslavement and terror of the whites‚ thus in order to establish their position within American society‚ African Americans revolted against the white regime in the sixteenth (Civil Rights
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of the English language. The grammar rules enforced by grade-school teachers can stick in the brain as reflexive laws that must be followed: it is incorrect to start a sentence with "but" or end one with “of” make sure your subjects and verbs agree; double negatives are illogical‚ etc. But many matters in grammar are not straightforward‚ and the double negative is a good example. Double Negation No is one of the most powerful words in the English language
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secret ..the black ghetto" (Dawsey‚ 1994). Hip-hop/rap culture is a resistance culture. Thus rap music is not only an African American expressive cultural phenomenon; it is at the same time‚ a resisting discourse‚ a set of communicative practices that constitute a text of resistance against White America’s racism and its Eurocentric cultural dominance (Smitherman‚ 7). The African American community has a unique way of
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there are many issues in our school system that must be addressed. However the use of Ebonics‚ African American Vernacular English‚ in the English curriculum is not one of the solutions. Using Ebonics as part of our kids’ curriculum is not only unfair to the forty percent of kids who are not African American‚ but it also does injustice to all the students by not focusing on teaching them Standard English‚ which is used in higher education and by most employers. In 1996 the Oakland Unified School
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negativity and is often thought to be socially unequal to Standard English. Though only considered a dialect and useless compared to Standard English‚ Ebonics‚ or Black English‚ establishes a bond between those in the Black community‚ while also creating an identity that separates the community from the mainstream group. However‚ the dialect is not the only factor that marks a person’s identity. Is Ebonics a language? In my opinion‚ Black English is a dialect and not a language. Though I do not view it
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ENC 1102 27 January 2011 In Leslie Savan’s essay “What’s Black‚ Then White‚ and Said All Over?”‚ Savan writes about the importance of African American vernacular in the United States today. Black English has ultimately changed society with new terms and slangs. For instance‚ such slangs as “yo‚ what’s hanging‚ chill out‚ hook up‚ ain’t‚ ight ” and many more‚ have been adapted in day-to-day conversations‚ songs‚ magazines‚ and television causing a tremendous change in marketing. Although black
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britannica.com/topic/dialect>‚ but the English phonology of words (Ah’m‚ ain’t‚ dat‚ “Ah done tole you…”). Writing a thesis on the writings of author Zora Neale Hurston’s use of linguistic elements in relationship to her style of writing required the use of my course textbook‚ “How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction‚” written by Anne Curzan and Michael Adams. In Chapter 12 of the textbook a discussion of American Dialects stated‚ “In the twenty-first century‚ American speakers may poke at the drawl
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over a period of time. What is dialect? Sociolinguists also study dialect — any regional‚ social or ethnic variety of a language. By that definition‚ the English taught in school as correct and used in non-personal writing is only one dialect of contemporary American English. Usually called Standard American English or Edited American English‚ it is the dialect used in this essay. Scholars are currently using a
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John Baugh in his article “Linguistic Profiling” (2003) discusses “linguistic discrimination based on speech or writing” (2003‚ p. 155). The article discusses the negative and positive effects that linguistic profiling has on people‚ specifically on the people with an “undesirable accent or dialect” (2003‚ p.155). Much like racial profiling and its negative effects on people of color‚ linguistic profiling is the practice of imposing certain social characteristics on people who speak with a particular
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examines the issues surrounding the Ebonics controversy of 1996 in Oakland‚ CA. The second article is a forward to a book written by Orr‚ E. W. and provides important detail regarding African Americans success in learning to read and write‚ as well as learn mathematics in a schooling system which only teaches Stand English. Together‚ both articles help shed light on who was defining the issue and how it was approached by teachers‚ board members‚ and the perspective of the surrounding communities.
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