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Black 1996 English Language Analysis

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This is similar to what I am researching. This would be considered an authoritative source for my topic because it is a journal in a book that is collected in order to be a critical sourcebook. I am not quite sure of biases might the author have but there is a large section of references at the end of the chapter and the author talks solely about Black culture. This has to do with black identities influenced by hip hop. The texts examines Black stylized English (BSE) and Black English (BE) which is found in music such as Hip Hop, rap, R&B, and reggae. The author explains how "the term hip-hop compromises everything from music (especially rap) to clothing choice, attitudes, language, and an approach to culture and cultural artifacts, positing and collaging them in an unsentimental fashion" (Matsuda 133). He uses …show more content…

This then illustrates how a sense of pride is reveled in the idea of music influencing someone's race, culture, and gender. Men act a certain way and dress a certain way. Women as well. Furthermore, it helps me build my research for my question on how this all influences communication. Even though I am focusing on Spanish-Language specifically, this still contributes to my research. There were particular examples of words gathered from music, such as "whassup" and "whadap" (Matsuda132). This can explain that music can influence one's communicate because someone may collect words that are not normally said. It changes one's usage of words and dialect. It also helps people find who they wish to become and who they wish to identify with. I like that this work was able to question what I am questioning in my research: "What investments do the music have in doing so in individuals? What roles, if any, do race, desire, and identification have in the process of learning because I am talking about a college

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