Origins of African-American English

Melvyn Bragg explains how slaves developed their own version of the English language.

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[tokinblckgie]

@JHaines57

In black comedy "circles" there is something known as "cooning." "Cooning" is when an entertainer, frequently black, is instructed to purposely dumb down his material or performance to make him/her more "black." In other words, they're supposed to make the character more loud, brash, obnoxious, and most importantly ignorant. Why? Because that's the stereotypical view of blacks coming from an ethnocentric viewpoint. It's practically a self-degrading, minstrel show performance.

[shawnbdizzlemynizzle]

Why any video on youtube that has anything to do with Black people attract racists spewing hatred? I mean there is alot of hate here. I did a search for Gullah, I clicked the first video and BAM, nigger this and cracker that. I am all for the 1st amendment but this is horrible. Why put forth the effort of clicking any link on youtube and leave these racist comments. Are you all venting or nternet net tough guys with no balls to say these thing in public or put a face to the hate. Get a life.

[Tdotciity]

They sound like Jamaicans wow

[a13jrsy]

Please What Is The Full Name Of This Documentary And Does Anyone Know Where I Could Find It??

[a13jrsy]

Does Somebody Have Any More Information About The Origins Of AAE .. I Am Writing My Graduation Thesis About AAVE And I Would Be Grateful For Some More Information .. Thanks

[slobomotion]

I live in France now and grew up in Ohio, then lived in NYC. A lot of words sound like gibberish to my French husband but I can understand them okay, usually. And okay is French, it has to do with the way this country used to have two different ways of saying "yes." I teach English in France. Thanks for this. Shared and uprated.

[OaklandAthletics53]

SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN WITH A GREAT HEART SO WE MUST LISTEN TO HER.

[mgjnsn]

@shawnbdizzlemynizzle Very true. It's not cool and it's not what YouTube comments are for.

[18029295]

this is not true that is the slave english but not origins african language whatever language they speak in north africa that our origins language because that where all black people in america from

[MeascEntertainment]

@sophisticado100

For the record, yes it is the psychological terrorist in the suit that is pulling the puppet strings behind the scenes. I am a rapper and am only so offended by it. The people who control the school and the economy are the people that people need to be paying attention to. Their are fools out there claiming that Obama and Jay-z are both satanist. They sadly take this information and what to go study more about Jay-z and ignore the president. How fucking sad.

[MeascEntertainment]

@sophisticado100

You must believe everything that you see on TV. Try listening some of the wonderful underground artist that are not controlled by the mainstream. And besides. I always hated the fact that the same things that people claim are "bad", "demeaning" and unattractive about rap is the exact same raunch that draws people to television, movies and people. I am so through with programmed people with their "negative" "image" of rap. It's so baseless. Fucking Pharisees =o(