They show many similiarities.
2006-09-23 15:37:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
All slang is derived from a users inability to grasp the rules of the language or their reliance on their native tongue...
2006-09-23 15:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by William K 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is what I found:
This is the oldest hypothesis on AAVE. The creole hypothesis is the belief that ebonics was derived from a mix of West African languages, English and a few island languages. John R. Rickford states "Creole languages (are) similar to Gullah (spoken off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina) or the English base Creoles of Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana, Hawaii or Sierra Leone." (http://www.cal.org/ebonics) The Creole that is spoken now in the US is called ebonics or AAVE. In this theory, the Creole was created from pidgin that was developed by mixing West African vocabulary, the familiar language, with English. This pidgin was passed on from generation to generation in the US and eventually became the creole called Ebonics.
There are many different views and opinions on Ebonics but this seems to be the most to the point, openly viewed without bias I could find, hope it helps.
2006-09-23 15:53:36 · answer #2 · answered by rottie110 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Afrocentric view of ebonics believes that it did derive from Geechee and other variations of African dialect. From what I understand, there are some distinct similarities in syntax between the two, which may or may not be coincidental.
There are a lot of other theories with just as much "proof" to them -- including one that says ebonics derives indirectly from Celtic slang through European roots! Since I'm not a linguist, I can't comment on the validity of that one or even the likelihood of it.
Like a lot of things, I think this is a case of "you pays your money and you takes your choice."
2006-09-23 15:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geechee Language
2016-10-05 03:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its derived from english, lots of people just make up words. Some of it is to fit into a group or have their own language within a group.
2006-09-24 02:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by jbvo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is derived from the white southerners at the time actually.
2006-09-23 16:15:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahahahahahahahahah no it's people who don't speak English correct! Maybe they sound the same because it was those people who didn't pronounce it correct.
2006-09-23 18:02:46 · answer #7 · answered by geeeezzzzeeee 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋