“As social phenomena, languages are tied up in world of unequal power relations, gaining or losing status not based on technical linguistic grounds but on social judgement, biases, and stereotypes that are based on the status of their speakers. As… — H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman Copy Share Image
“Black folk etymological theory posits that motherfucker was a term developed by the children of enslaved Africans in the United States. According to this… — H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman Copy Share Image
“1. Close Friend, someone who got yo back, yo "main nigga." 2. Rooted in blackness and the Black experience. From a middle-aged social worker:… — H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman Copy Share Image
“As with outlaw figures, in diverse musical and oral cultures throughout the world- Mexican corridos and Egyptian shaabi music, for example- Hip Hop's irreverence… — H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman Copy Share Image
“As social phenomena, languages are tied up in world of unequal power relations, gaining or losing status not based on technical linguistic grounds but… — H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman Copy Share Image
