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Williamson, Juanita V.; Thompson, C. Lamar – 1984
Two major theories trace the origins of black English to African influence or British Isles influence. According to the African origin theory, black English was created through pidginization, creolization, and decreolization as Africans came into contact with Europeans through the slave trade. The second theory holds that most black English…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black History, Cultural Influences, Diachronic Linguistics
Peer reviewedWilliamson, Juanita V.; Thompson, C. Lamar – Clearing House, 1982
Repudiates the theory that black dialect has African origins. Supports the British Isles influence theory. (FL)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
