Colloquial American English I Learned from Malcolm X
By Farooq A. Kperogi In observance of America’s Black History Month, I am again reproducing a column I wrote on March 2, 2014, on an Africa...
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Showing posts with label African Americans. Show all posts
A Black American Who Made Nigeria Home
By Farooq A. Kperogi In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, observed every February, I often write about themes that resonate with...
African Words in America’s Gullah English Dialect (I)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Last week I identified some notable African onomastic (onomastics is the scienc...
Gullah: An African-American English Dialect No One Understands
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In line with my tradition to highlight aspects of the linguistic culture of Blac...
25 Black American English Expressions You Should Know (II)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Check the first part of the article by clicking here 15. “Show me your guns.” “Guns” is an American En...
25 Black American English Expressions You Should Know (I)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is observed every February, I have decided to share...
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