Friday, January 23, 2009

IAR - It Bees Dat Way Sometime

What is invention?

-research different languages and dialects( Black English and White English)
-research the patterns of Black English and White English
-research different tenses used in Black and White English
-find additional poem
-find strategy to best convey the differences in the two languages
-identify different uses of words in Black English

What is being invented?

-There are different uses of words such as "be", "done", and "been" in Black English
-There are many differences between White English and Black English
-There are different ways in which to use words to convey different meanings


What is being arranged?

-White English to Black English
-introduction of early Black English to current Black English
-history to pronunciation
-pronunciation to grammar
-grammar to specific patterns
-patterns to poem

What is arrangement?

-compare and contrast
-statement to explanation
-classification

What is being revised?

-the views people have regarding Black and White English
-the rules of Black English
-the idea that Black English uses different patterns
-the idea that when speaking a language, one does not have to use all aspects of the language all the time

What is revision?

-definitions
-examples of "real life" speech
-cites poem

1 comment:

  1. good start. I'd encourage you to be more specific with some of your responses though. For example, what specific types of research was done? And when talking about arrangement, what is specifically being classified? What is classification being put in relationship to?

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