Question

Baldwin contends that Black English is a separate language from American English, because _____.

it is the product of the black American fight for survival, which is how all languages develop
the African American people do not want to be identified with whites in any way
its linguistic elements are fundamentally different, just like Russian or Chinese
none of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

it is the product of the black American fight for survival, which is how all languages develop

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is: "it is the product of the black American fight for survival, which is how all languages develop."

Explanation:

• James Baldwin in his essay " If Black English isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?" talks about the evolution of Black English roughly.
• He says that languages have different dialects according to its regions.
• Language is a product of the people who speak.
• Therefore language is an output of the feelings, emotions and thoughts of the speaker.
• The Black people/ African Americans of America have undergone severe  unjust. They were treated mercilessly. So their language varies from the White one who lives in the United States.
• Hence Baldwin states that Black English is a separate language  from American English, because it is the product of the black American fight for survival, which is how all languages develop.