Baldwin’s main point is that _____.
white Americans are all hostile oppressors of black culture
black Americans developed their dialect in honor of their African ancestors
Black English is a separate language, not a dialect of American English.
the slave trade forced blacks to develop a secret language, which survives as black English
Answers
The answer to the question is option (c) Black English is a separate language, not a dialect of American English.
As James Baldwin has said in his article If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is? -
"..Black English is the creation of the black diaspora."
Black English is not a part and parcel of American English, or even the English language for that matter. Black English came into being from the black slaves who were forced from their families and sent off to the Americas, who later formed their own black church, their own black community, and finally, their own language - Black English. Baldwin italicises the following words to emphasise on why Black English should be recognised as a language and not as a dialect :-
"...A language comes into existence by means of brutal necessity, and the rules of the language are dictated by what the language must convey."
Answer:
Black English
Explanation:
The Black English is a language of African Americans because they were embarrassed by the dominating behaviour of the British.The British treated the Africans as their slaves.
Ebonics, also called African American Vernacular English (AAVE), formerly Black English Vernacular (BEV), dialect of American English spoken by a large proportion of African Americans.