African American English 3 part series [Subtitle podcast]

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Where did African American English come from?​

Oct 5, 2022

Are the roots of African American English mainly African? Or English? Or something else? Linguists—and others—don’t agree. Ciku Theuri guides us through the theories. Opinions from Nicole Holliday, John McWhorter, John Rickford and Sunn m’Cheaux, who we also profiled in a previous Subtitle episode.

 

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How music has shaped African American speech​

Oct 19, 2022

Guest host Ciku Theuri speaks with music writer Jordannah Elizabeth about the intimate relationship between music and Black American speech. That connection was never closer than in the 1930s and 40s when Cab Calloway’s Hepster Dictionary and Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s groundbreaking rock ‘n’ roll established new artistic and linguistic pathways. This is the second of our three-part series on African American English.
Jordannah Elizabeth is the founder of the Feminist Jazz Review and author of the upcoming A Child’s Introduction to Hip Hop.
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