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    Black English is a dialect of American English characterized by distinct pronunciations, grammar structures, and vocabulary used predominantly by African Americans, with variations from standard English including use of contractions like "ain't", dropping verbs like "is" or "are", and pronouncing final "r" sounds. Key features shown in examples are use of third-person singular verbs without "s", replacing "have been" with repeated "be", and double negatives. The document provides a side-by-side comparison of standard English and Black English phrases to illustrate differences.

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    Black English is a dialect of American English characterized by distinct pronunciations, grammar structures, and vocabulary used predominantly by African Americans, with variations from standard English including use of contractions like "ain't", dropping verbs like "is" or "are", and pronouncing final "r" sounds. Key features shown in examples are use of third-person singular verbs without "s", replacing "have been" with repeated "be", and double negatives. The document provides a side-by-side comparison of standard English and Black English phrases to illustrate differences.

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    Black English is a dialect of American English characterized by distinct pronunciations, grammar structures, and vocabulary used predominantly by African Americans, with variations from standard English including use of contractions like "ain't", dropping verbs like "is" or "are", and pronouncing final "r" sounds. Key features shown in examples are use of third-person singular verbs without "s", replacing "have been" with repeated "be", and double negatives. The document provides a side-by-side comparison of standard English and Black English phrases to illustrate differences.

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    TEACHER: JILVAN SILVA

    BLACK
    ENGLISH
    BLACK ENGLISH is a dialect of American
    English characterized by pronunciations,
    syntactic structures, and vocabulary
    associated with and used by some African
    Americans and exhibiting a wide variety and
    range of forms varying in the extent to which
    they differ from standard English.
    Ain’t for negation

     I ain’t gonna tell you.

     She ain’t got no certification!

     She ain’t your sister, is she?


    Contractions
    STANDARD ENGLISH BLACK ENGLISH
    WANT TO WANNA
    GO TO GOTTA
    AM NOT AIN’T
    OUT OF OUTTA
    NEED TO NEEDA
    HAVE TO HAFTA
    KIND OF KINDA
    GIVE ME GIMME
    LET ME LEMME
    Verb to be is not used in some contexts

     She is my friend.

     They are here with me.

     Where are you at?

     They are hungry.


    Verb to be is not used in some contexts

    STANDARD ENGLISH BLACK ENGLISH

    She’s the first one to come over. She the first one to come over.

    We are on tape. We on tape.

    They are not caught. They not caught.


    3rd person singular and auxiliaries

     She like pizza, Michel.

     He know you?

     Why she wanna go?


    -ing use:

     She is buy it.

     Ma mom is say it to me.

     I guess y’all are make fun of me.


    Have been is replaced for be

     I be studyin’ English since 2003.

     She be workin’ here for quite a while.

     She be teaching French and Portuguese.


    Double negation

     Ain’t nobody can beat me.

     We don’t know nothing about nobody.

     Ain’t see nobody right now.


    R in the end of words are not pronounced

     Water > Wata

     Gangster > Gangsta

    He drink wata.

    He a gangsta.
    [CHORUS I] Now you want to say you're sorry Looking at my watch, he shoulda been home
    Sorry, I ain't sorry Now you want to call me crying Today I regret the night I put that ring on
    Sorry, I ain't sorry Now you gotta see me wilding He always got them fucking excuses
    I ain't sorry, nigga, nah Now I'm the one that's lying I pray to the Lord you reveal what his truth is
    Sorry, I ain't sorry And I don't feel bad about it I left a note in the hallway
    Sorry, I ain't sorry It's exactly what you get By the time you read it, I'll be far away
    I ain't sorry Stop interrupting my grinding I'm far away
    I ain't thinking 'bout you But I ain't fucking with nobody
    He trying to roll me up, I ain't picking up Let's have a toast to the good life
    Headed to the club, I ain't thinking 'bout you [CHORUS II] Suicide before you see this tear fall down my eyes
    Me and my ladies sip my D'Ussé cup Sorry, I ain't sorry Me and my baby, we gon' be alright
    I don't give a fuck, chucking my deuces up I ain't thinking 'bout you We gon' live a good life
    Suck on my balls, pause, I had enough I ain't thinking 'bout you Big homie better grow up
    I ain't thinking 'bout you Sorry, I ain't sorry Me and my whoadies 'bout to stroll up
    I ain't thinking 'bout I ain't thinking 'bout you I see them boppers in the corner
    I ain't thinking 'bout you They sneaking out the back door
    Middle fingers up, put them hands high He only want me when I'm not there
    Wave it in his face, tell him, boy, bye Middle fingers up, put them hands high He better call Becky with the good hair
    Tell him, boy, bye, middle fingers up Wave it in his face, tell him, boy, bye He better call Becky with the good hair
    I ain't thinking 'bout you Tell him, boy, bye, boy, bye
    Middle fingers up, I ain't thinking 'bout you
    [CHORUS]
    [CHORUS I]
    Aussie vs, Brit vs. Amer.= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdow47FQRfQ

    Canadian = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPu0KRQZYBg&feature=emb_imp_woyt

    Indian= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoF4i77kPak

    South African= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2VruZuiA-0

    Black English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnOLKqhx_Co

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