I Do Declare

Influence in North America not only came from Britain, but from Africa a couple of centuries later. It's funny how the United States had evolved into what it is today from their rulers to their workers. Immigration seemed unstoppable, even if it was forced, for the U.S and brought new advances to the culture of the people. Descendants from Africa mixed in the growing population of the East Coast and with it it brought new dialects and pidgins of the English language. It was mostly forced do to the mix between African and American cultures.

"Even though I'm Nigerian, I can understand the pidgin. It sounds so much like Nigerian pidgin :)" Uche N comments on the close relationship between Gullug and Nigerian. This is an example of how African languages, such as Nigerian, and English are combined into an english dialect which unfortunately is dying. Of course the rise of these dialects across the south and the east of the U.S was mostly for communication between the masters and themselves. Though other dialects and pidgins were created for recreational reasons, such as signing and story telling while tending the tough plantations.

Eventually African Americans surged into an era that influenced American culture forever. Their lavish songs made it into white folks ears in the early twentieth century. The famous Blues came to be known and resembled the lifestyle of the working class in the South at that time, the African Americans. These contained their slang and colloquialisms, many which are still used today. “The speech in music became more popular.” (The Story of English). Such popularism became important as it was quickly picked up around the nation and eventually across sees. 

Seems I have jumped a few years in this blog. Ultimately without pidgins and dialects from the African Americans, I wouldn't be able to enjoy the fine music from the 50's.