'Black English': How AAVE Developed From Slave Resistance & African Dialects | The Breakdown

Do you know how influential black Americans are not only in culture but in language as well......... Do you notice everybody saying y'all now..... That terminology which is from the American South come and part of black American fraternal vernacular....... Black Americans say that word all the time because that is a word that is in our families and in our culture we grew up with it... But now I'm starting to hear everyone say that, if you go all on social media you see none Southern/black people or non-black people in general say y'all quite a bit.. which is weird, because it is not a word that is fraternal to them.. it is to Black americans, and I went as far as to ask chat GPT why are so many people saying that, coincidentally chat GPT told me that this question is being asked to open AI quite a bit, not only is it all over the us now.. but it's in the UK streaming all demographics.. I asked that zpt whether or not that's permanent or is that temporary meaning is it a slang word that will fade away since it's not in their families, coincidentally....... Chat GPT told me that that terminology y'all, with other groups.. it's sticking around..... Meaning, because it jump demographicsso much... That it is becoming part of their tongue now so, we're going to have to start hearing people outside of the south, and, outside of the black community say y'all quite a bit... There was a Hispanic girl in my class who use the terminology y'all a lot... That's weird. You didn't grow up with that word. But, whatever...... Yeah, black American English influential. I asked where did these people get that from, and. Social media. Black people on tik tok, Twitter other social media sites, just, regularly talking. And given the fact that black people are so influential when we talk.......... That we end up influencing people just by being normal LOL😂😂 being normal, talking normal, doing our everyday things normally....... We influence people..... Anyway, now I have to get used to that word being said outside of my family and outside of my community it just feels really weird.

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Black English? Wth is that?!!!

Zero copula sentences such as ''where you at? he running'' , generally broken grammar and terms like ''on fleek, not gonnnn lie''' or the completely moronic term ''finna'' do not make a genuine language or ''unbreakable code''.
I've heard imbeciles claim ebonics was used to ''prevent the ruling class from knowing what was said'' which is both sad and hilarious.
A lot of ebonics slang and pronunciation is the same as deep southern ( yes, those would be the regions where they OWNED other PEOPLE) slang and pronunciation.

The world is divided enough as it is, it's time to unify and grow out of a bad habit that keeps many back, this will benefit everyone.

I'm from Finland and speak English as a second language, so informational videos like this are really valuable! We get taught British English at school so there's a whole learning process to first understand why American English is so different, and then learn about all of its dialects and why they are so different.

Finally i found a video for aave history. As an antitribalist white guy im tired of being kept out of cultures or languages cause i dont know enough. Culture deserves to be shared. All culture is beautiful and i crave as wide a scope of understanding as possible before i die

Am African Cameroonian, and the example of the negative actually being a positive is soo true. That's also some of the rules of pidgin english and even urban French in many African countries

I just watched this as I'm learning more AAVE and as a Japanese, I really prefer this unique English to the type of English that I leaned from a school in the textbooks.

I’m finna axe you a question:
What be going on?
Do real doh!

Where is Black English headed? The answer in this case, as with any question in the field of economics, is “it depends.” On the one hand, the segregation of black communities in response to forces both within and without will continue to impact it, not just along the lines of pronunciation, but also grammar. The invisible “to be” is an example of this. If we continue to see isolation of black communities, we should expect to see the language morph even farther. The contravening force is the fact that America’s racial mixture is galloping towards Hispanic, and this is not going to stop. This nation will be far more brown 100 years than it is today. Sure, many elements of Hispanic communities around the country adopt AAVE vernacular and pronunciation, but there will also be a melding of the more traditional Hispanic accentuation with what we might today consider mainstream white American. As society changes in this manner, and to be very, very clear I am not saying that is a bad thing, I am a native Spanish speaker myself, what pressures will that put on black culture? What will it mean to be “black” when everybody is some version of the color of coffee? One final point: 100 years from now there will be no USA, this nation will have fractured into multiple smaller nations. Their fortunes will diverge materially, with those states that are today net takers from the federal government falling behind, and this will also surely drive some very meaningful linguistic differences.

Black English is one of the most empowering phrases I've ever encountered (first heard by Jonathan McWhorter on MasterClass). So proud to be African American!! Descendant of American slavery, endured Jim Crow, the Great Migration, Northern discrimination and forever so profound

It's funny, the AA language was called TUT, It's funny when people don't have all the information and still want to act like scholars😅

“There’s a bunch of double negatives in there which is a hallmark of the language” lmfao bro just admit it’s a slang form of the language that doesn’t make linguistic sense

Lmao this “language” was never a code it’s not exactly tough to figure out

I'm not black or American but I spend a lot of time online, and so much online slang these days comes from AAVE. The usage online by non-black people who aren't familiar with the origins can feel so choppy and awkward though - it really ends up feeling like "just slang." When I hear someone who actually knows this dialect speaking it fluently, it all starts clicking into place.

Not every black american's accent is same, unlike every white speaks the different accents due to the differentiations in human's oral cavity.

2:02 unc cooked with this explanation

Our people were not Africans but Hebrews.

fascinating. how slaves kept their culture in anyway they could. what perseverance. . ❤

Ebonics and English are not the same.ebonics just means black and uneducated.

The oppression runs Deep . Academics have you adopting the ideology of an over weight racist white dude named Marx . Oh the irony .

The oppression runs Deep . Academics have you adopting the ideology of an over weight racist white dude named Marx . Oh the irony .

Where can I learn this accent?

One of the most sobering blackpills, is to look at reading & writing scores, then wonder to yourself what the scores might look like if verbal comprehension was assessed.
Like, what if they can't communicate via speech, either?
Terrifying

I think there was a concerted effort to tie in Black English to a West African origin, which is not true. The part where the historian says the black dialect came from the white slave owners, which originated from the poor whites of Britain is 100% correct. Same with food, nothing about Soul food relates to anything in all of Africa, but Chitlins literally comes from England Chitterlings (found in recipe books from the 1600's).

No, they developed from African dialects and conformation, not resistance.

No we are not African. The slave's native language was English. The slaves wouldn't have been able to hold successful rebellions and win the civil war if they had spoken different languages. The slaves knew their own land and the British did not. Africans are another race of black people called "Moors" as in Mauritian=Martians. They are Black Asians. A totally different race of Black people from the planet Mars. They came to this planet in the Pyramids. They have a different set of DNA. The slaves were only scattered and sold in the Americas. All other black people are Asiatic. The Irish were slaves that were sold internationally in a slave trade. African genetics are Mutant and carry many mutation not found in the slaves. That's why there were no dwarfs, albinos, or midgets slaves. Africans carry the genes for blue eyes. We do not have blue eyes. You'll can't keep these falsehoods up much longer!!! Do better!

This new accent they use sounds ignorant as hell

I loved African ❤❤❤

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really great video! very informative :]

bro looks like if kevin hart was 6 ft

Now im finnah tryna find out why i be failing all my English classes

My Appalachian grandparents spoke terrible English, but I would never assert that they were speaking a legitimate dialect; it was just ignorance.

When y'all speak that way it sounds forced 😂 y'all sound like a slave movie! In real life we don't sound like that!

Beautiful

I’m A Nigerian, But I Enjoy Listening To Black Americans English Than White Americans English

African American Vernacular English (AAVE), often called Black English, is not just a linguistic variation but a rich representation of cultural history and resilience. Its roots trace back to the experiences of enslaved Africans in the United States, who brought with them diverse languages and dialects from various regions of Africa. When enslaved people were forced into captivity and stripped of their cultural identities, they adapted and blended their native languages with English, creating a new, unique form of communication.



This linguistic development was not just a survival tool but a form of resistance. AAVE allowed enslaved people to communicate secretly and maintain a sense of unity and shared identity, especially when navigating oppressive systems. The elements of AAVE reflect influences from West African languages, such as grammatical structures, vocabulary, and speech patterns, and have evolved over generations to become a distinct dialect.



AAVE's evolution is a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of African Americans. It has continued to adapt and evolve, influencing mainstream American English and contributing to cultural movements through music, literature, and art. Yet, despite its rich history and significance, AAVE has faced stigmatization and been undervalued in many circles. Recognizing AAVE as a legitimate, complex language with historical and cultural importance is crucial in fostering respect and understanding for the communities that speak it.

So much for rapper Trick Daddy not knowing where he get his shid from.

Enlightened

I was just wondering yesterday how to call a dude Stupid respectfully while earning his respect.
The african men in this video were more kevin hart than idris elba which is ridiculous tho.

I think you’re insulting

Thomas Sowell says otherwise, as do the Irish.