I appreciate this article and it defining Black English, giving a little history behind Black English, and showing respect toward the language. No one ever speaks well of AAE but I do not think most know the truth behind AAE. This article definitely explained its developments as well as point out that it is something to be proud of. The article pointed out that most people who speak AAE do not even respect it themselves and look at is as something to be ashamed of; “it should evoke pride in a speaker and admiration in a listener.” I could not agree more that so called “good English” has to do with politics and power rather than aesthetics or immutable rules. I did enjoy the article.
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This article in particular was very interesting. Before this I never herd anyone speak of AAE. I never new that Afrian Americans had a language of its own, when in fact I use it daily.
I have been struggling with some of the concepts of African American English since the begining of this class. This article touch on some great points but i am still not convinced that all aspects of African American English is something to be proud of. I have a hard time even calling it that. Yes, i do think that African Americans had to learn english the best way we knew how with what little instruction we had. Now that more resources are available i believe that it is time for improvement. There is always room for improvement, not just for African Americans, but people as well.
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