by Chardonnay Beaver, University of Washington student (class of 2023)
Winter/Spring 2020
I am from the Central District of Seattle- the heart of the city. A place where Black English is closely interconnected with how Black people in the Central District use language. If one attentively listens, it seems impossible to miss the subtle southern drawl. For example, someone from Jamaica speaks English; however, amongst one another they speak a variation of English called patois. This is very similar to someone from the South who uses various pronunciations and terms to communicate their form of English…
