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1、JamesBaldwinspeaks.Blackenglish.Baldwinbreakingitdown!Yo,funnyhowthisessayfrom1979saysmoreabout"stopsnitchin",Imus,Cam'ronandRussellSimmonsthanALLofthearticlesI'vereadPUTTOGETHER.Pointblankperiod.Thisiswhatclearsightwilldotoya.IthinkinsomewayswearethegenerationthatBaldw
2、inspeaksofwhenhesays"alimboinwhichhewillnolongerbeblack,andinwhichheknowsthathecanneverbecomewhite."AndthatAugustWilsonseemstobediscussinginhisnewplay"RadioGolf".WehaveanunpublishedarticlebyacontributingwriteronEbonics.TheargumentissortofthatifBlackfolkscanestablishthat
3、Englishisasecondlanguage,ourkidsmightbemoreclearastoitsusefulness--similartoaSpanishspeakingkidwhoisencouragedtolearnEnglishasasurvivaltacticratherthanaculturalsocialization.Baldwinseemstosuggestsomethingsimilarinthisessay--teachingusthatBlacklanguageisauniquecreation.A
4、ndthosewhofightitsrecognitionseektotakeaprofoundpowerandrecognitionofhistoryandstruggleawayfromourpeople.July29,1979IfBlackEnglishIsn'taLanguage,ThenTellMe,WhatIs?ByJamesBaldwinSt.PauldeVence,France--Theargumentconcerningtheuse,orthestatus,orthereality,ofblackEnglishisr
5、ootedinAmericanhistoryandhasabsolutelynothingtodowiththequestiontheargumentsupposesitselftobeposing.Theargumenthasnothingtodowithlanguageitselfbutwiththeroleoflanguage.Language,incontestably,revealsthespeaker.Language,also,farmoredubiously,ismeanttodefinetheother--and,i
6、nthiscase,theotherisrefusingtobedefinedbyalanguagethathasneverbeenabletorecognizehim.Peopleevolvealanguageinordertodescribeandthuscontroltheircircumstances,orinordernottobesubmergedbyarealitythattheycannotarticulate.(And,iftheycannotarticulateit,theyaresubmerged.)AFrenc
7、hmanlivinginParisspeaksasubtlyandcruciallydifferentlanguagefromthatofthemanlivinginMarseilles;neithersoundsverymuchlikeamanlivinginQuebec;andtheywouldallhavegreatdifficultyinapprehendingwhatthemanfromGuadeloupe,orMartinique,issaying,tosaynothingofthemanfromSenegal--alth
8、oughthe"common"languageofalltheseareasisFrench.Buteachhaspaid,andispaying,adifferentpriceforthis"common"langua
