The Minstrel Legacy: African American English and the Historical Construction of “Black-Identities in Entertainment

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• 作者：Jennifer Bloomquist
• 关键词：Media ; Film ; African American English ; Language and identity ; Language attitudes ; Minstrelsy ; Language prejudice
• 刊名：Journal of African American Studies
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：19
• 期：4
• 页码：410-425
• 全文大小：337 KB
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• 作者单位：Jennifer Bloomquist (1)
  
  1. Africana Studies, Gettysburg College, Glatfelter Hall, 300 North Washington St, Gettysburg, PA, 17325, USA
  
• 刊物主题：Sociology, general; Political Science, general; Regional and Cultural Studies;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1936-4741

文摘

Linguists have long been aware that the language scripted for “ethnic-roles in the media has been manipulated for a variety of purposes ranging from the construction of character “authenticity-to flagrant ridicule. This paper provides a brief overview of the history of African American roles in the entertainment industry from minstrel shows to present-day films. I am particularly interested in looking at the practice of distorting African American English as an historical artifact which is commonplace in the entertainment industry today. Dialogue which is clearly meant as an imitation of African American English still results in the construction of an ethnic stereotype that serves as a reflection of European American attitudes regarding African Americans. As a result, such depictions provide non-Black acculturated people with a perception of Blackness that is founded in inaccuracies and derision but has been portrayed as authentic, leaving Black life open to continual mimicry. Keywords Media Film African American English Language and identity Language attitudes Minstrelsy Language prejudice