Black English

1. Introduction What is Black English? Is it English spoken with an African accent or is it just sloppy speech spoken by people who are unable to learn the correct way to use English? Does Black English have a grammar? In this essay, I will not only go into this controversial discussion, but also look into the history of Black English, the special features it has and the place it possesses in American society today. 2. The …

…example the absence of the verb to be ("You crazy!") or the use of double negative constructions ("He don´t know nothing"). Many events during history have had an effect on the kind of English which Black Americans have come to speak. One of the things was the early use of English-based pidgins (a pidgin is a variety of a language which developed for some practical purpose, such as trading, among groups of ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**