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  • Commented
    Phil, so considering all the factors you have stated, is Ebonics/AAVE a language or a dialect?

    Irene, yes that's what I meant actually: the rest of the Americans adopting some AAVE terms and expressions.
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    July 17, 2020
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  • Commented
    Chris, You wrote "Language - When dialects of a language are not mutually intelligiblle, linguists classify them as related but distinct languages."

    I agree with it. A good example of that is the case of Spanish and Portuguese.
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    July 16, 2020
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  • Commented
    Thanks Drew and Alex. I guess dialects just diverge from the mother language in terms of word usage and and intonation/accent (as in British English and American English) while a new language must create new grammatical rules which AAVE or Ebonics has, <em>which</em> are not followed in standard English. Well, this is just an assumption on my part.
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    July 16, 2020
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  • Posted
    Is Ebonics a language or just an American English dialect?
    Ebonics or African-American English is slowly being used by many Americans. But is it a language or just a dialect of English? I wonder.
    July 16, 2020
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  • Commented
    Thanks, John! I have found a better and safer clip from the same movie. I changed the link with that one.
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    June 28, 2020
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  • Posted
    Filipina Actress Faking the British Accent in an Old LGBT Musical Superhero Movie
    It's interesting how actors and actresses fake their accents as required in their roles. Some Filipinos are bilingual or trilingual as there are two official languages in our country: English & Filipino (Tagalog).

    However, the locals have adopted American English as the Philippines was a former colony of the USA for around 50 years. That's why it is surprising when we hear a local actor trying the British accent.

    If interested, you can watch the video here:

    NOTE: There might be sensitive content included in first clip. I changed the link into a safer clip with the same rendition of the British accent by the actress.

    The actress playing the villain switches from Tagalog to English and vice versa while the protagonist superhero (a trans) speaks and sings in full Tagalog (with some borrowed Spanish words). This is an old and a low-budget movie, so please don't mind the special effects.
    June 28, 2020
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  • Commented
    Eschew obfuscation. Saying those words correctly would let us eschew obfuscation, literally, but with some effort
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    June 25, 2020
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  • Commented
    This is actually another theory in learning languages - - learning the way babies learn. It's natural but way too slow than taking up the focused, full hardcore, goal-oriented, highly structured language learning endeavor that some of us delve into.
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    June 23, 2020
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  • Commented
    @Jan

    Your word shánět has a direct translation in Tagalog (Filipino). It's <em>hagilap = to look for something in a very difficult way. </em>

    There's a word in Tagalog <em>ngilo = verb, adjective, and noun when you ate sour or cold food, you get that uncomfortable sensation in the teeth, like they're too sensitive. </em>

    I wonder if that has direct translation in other languages?
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    June 23, 2020
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  • Commented
    Karugtong/kadugtong (noun) = what's attached or connected to something ; what's the next part or sequel to a story or a movie.

    For example: Avengers: Endgame ang karugtong ng Avengers: Infinity War.
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    June 23, 2020
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