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minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up28·edit-21 year agoVery interesting YT clip from a linguist on exactly this. He traces its history and some origins go back quite a ways and lots come from the Black community, which should surprise no one. https://youtu.be/BFgg-Gy0E2g
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoThe only thing I don’t like about linguistics coming from the Black community is saying “axe” instead of “ask”. God that triggers me.
minus-squarephlegmy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoIs that really something that came from the black community though? It was around before North America was colonised.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year ago Modern dialectal ax is as old as Old English acsian and was an accepted literary variant until c. 1600. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=ask So older, yes, but also possibly a separate phenomenon unless certain people happened to still use that variant when enslaving people.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot sure. It might not have originated from the black community but it definitely is being used more and more within it.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLanguage Jones is a great channel!
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYou left your SI in the link
minus-squarePrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoDammit, thank you - fixed. Appreciate you letting me know.
Very interesting YT clip from a linguist on exactly this. He traces its history and some origins go back quite a ways and lots come from the Black community, which should surprise no one.
https://youtu.be/BFgg-Gy0E2g
The only thing I don’t like about linguistics coming from the Black community is saying “axe” instead of “ask”. God that triggers me.
Is that really something that came from the black community though? It was around before North America was colonised.
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=ask
So older, yes, but also possibly a separate phenomenon unless certain people happened to still use that variant when enslaving people.
Not sure. It might not have originated from the black community but it definitely is being used more and more within it.
Language Jones is a great channel!
You left your SI in the link
Dammit, thank you - fixed. Appreciate you letting me know.