Tuesday, September 6, 2011
quickpost 9/6
My initial reaction was that Diango was reading into AAL a little more than necessary. I would not have classified AAL as a totally separate language, but instead as more of a slang or accent. Just as a southern accent is developed the AAL is developed when living with a group of people who speak that way. On the other hand after talking about AAL I can see how it can be considered a different language because some people can not understand when it is used. I think that AAL should not be considered a totally different language, but more of a sub language of english.
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Initially, when I started reading this article, I had the exact same reaction; this guy is completely overthinking this. But as I read more and more he brought significant evidence to change my mind. I would have to say I didn't do a complete 180 but enough that it changed my thought process.
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