The pronunciation, wording and grammar of rap music

When black people were brought to the United States from Africa by white human traffickers, they settled down, but they came from different parts of Africa and were different. The tribes cannot speak to each other. Within the black social community, the only common communication tool is English. From the 16th to the 19th century, European colonists transported large numbers of black slaves from Africa (mainly Congo and Angola in West Africa) to the Americas. Half of them arrived in the United States and worked as hard labor in cotton and sugar plantations and mines in the southern states. In order to communicate with each other and adapt to the environment, they learned English and mixed the original language and English grammar, forming some special forms of language contact.

In this process, black language has a close relationship with English, absorbing some elements of English and giving up some of its own characteristics. As a result, "Black English" gradually took shape while basically maintaining its original qualities.

Black English is regarded as a stock code for communication among black people. They have their own system; and the cultural pattern of society is also different from that of white Europeans, so in terms of pronunciation, grammar and usage, There are also differences. This is the first cognition to understand black English. If we infer that the social opportunities of African Americans are limited to some extent because the children who grow up in poverty in the United States use limited dialects and codes that are not popular in American mass society, African Americans have to Being detained in the black area, black English naturally became more and more unique. It is a good way to look at black English from the pronunciation, grammar and word usage of rap music. Rap ??singers string together the unique text codes of the black area and express them in idiomatic words. From their word choice, Understand social behavior in everyday life. Black English combines the original spirit of the black nation and the universality of English. Through the raps of black rappers, some fonts originally used in white English grammar have been changed. Some not only changed the way of pronunciation in their fast words, but some also simplified part of the connectives. Judging from the historical principle of character evolution - "from complex to simple", it is much more convenient to use rap words. . Not only are the words used in rap songs much simplified, but the use of grammar has also changed, creating a style of its own, which is very different from white English. In the following part, the author will first analyze the wording and pronunciation of rap songs, and then give an introduction to the grammar part, so that readers can understand the unique writing style of African Americans.

Pronunciation part: As mentioned before, rappers have simplified the spelling due to the appearance of connected sounds, and the word usage has also been simplified a lot. For example, the most common one is to change the letter at the end of er to a single "a". For example, the word nigger (nigger), the most notorious word for black people, is simplified to nigga, and another word motherfucka is also simplified to uthafucka.

In addition, the word player has also been changed to playa. As long as the word ends in er, it can be changed to a according to this grammar. In addition, words ending in ks or cks are also replaced by an x, because ks (cks) and x have the same pronunciation. For example, thanks is changed to thanx, and checks (cash) is also changed to chex. This usage has also become a rule. The usage of o is also very distinctive. For example, Love is changed to Luv, nothing is changed to nuthin', and the word motherfucker mentioned before is changed to muthafucka, which also fits this grammar. In addition, like the s in words, it is often changed to z, such as cause is changed to kuz, easy is changed to EZ, and there are some changes. There are two grammars that have become not only used by black people, but also become common in the United States, such as going to is changed to gonna, and want to is changed to wanna. In addition, if out of is changed to outta, kind of is changed to kinda, and sort of is changed to sorta, it has become a new English grammar.

Words such as re or e that are almost inaudible during fast singing have been omitted. For example, more has become mo (such as the black movie move money, which is abbreviated to mo money), for has been changed to fo, or numbers are used. Replaced by "4" (same pronunciation). The omission of "g" in "ing" has become a common grammar in the United States. For example, nothing is changed to nuthin', comming is changed to commin', etc. As long as the ing progressive form is used, g can be omitted. The pronunciation of some words has also changed due to rap. For example, in the word through, everyone knows that gh is not pronounced, and th is pronounced as "θ", but in rap songs, it is pronounced as "t" , so the word was reduced to thru, and its pronunciation is the same as that of the word true, and the pronunciation of th in nothing is also the same as in this grammar, from "θ" to "t" sound. An exception is the orthographic shortening to wit, but the pronunciation is still /WIθ/. By the way, some rappers have taken advantage of fast words and strung a bunch of words together and written them on the album. The album title or song title feels particularly flashy, but in fact, it still sounds the same. . For example, the rap group Out Kast's first album outerplayalisticadillacmuzik, and Ice Cabe's last mix song D'VOIDOFPOPNIGGAFIEDMEGAMIX in Ice Cabe's album Bootlegs B.B. Side. There are a lot of them, which are very annoying to read, but you can understand the pronunciation after reading them a few times. The word means it. In addition, for example, Digital Underground's song Wussup with The LUV is the entity of What's up with The Love. Although the font has changed, the pronunciation is still the same. The above is just a brief introduction, but it is the most frequently used word among black people. The following will introduce readers to some words that appear in rap songs and introduce their usage. Some words can be used as "vulgar words" and "vulgar words". ” or “slang”, but it is the most practical word used by black people.

Using words, the following will introduce readers to some words that appear in rap songs and introduce their usage. Some words and expressions can be called "vulgar words", "vulgar words" or "slang", but they are It is the most practical word used by black people.

The first thing I talk about is of course the most exposed word Fuck. This word not only appears in rap songs, but has become a daily word and is widely used in the United States. As the world knows, the word "fuck" is used to mean "to have sex with someone." Of course, it is also a very vulgar word. It is often used to scold the other person's behavior or behavior. Moreover, the word "fuck" can also represent anything, any animal. , can also be used as an intensifying term. As long as it can curse people, it is consistent with the grammar of Fuck. And Fuck also has its own set of phrases, forming a bunch of phrases, which are introduced as follows:

The most common phrase is I don't give a fuck, which means I don't care; fuck about/ Around means not trusting someone or something; fuck off means get out; as for Don't fuck sb up, it means let me alone, don't bother me; and fuck sth up means messing up. meaning. Of course, as mentioned before, the word "Fuck" can replace any verb or noun, as long as the other party understands it. And Fuck has a usage that is the same as on earth or a curse word (the hell), that is, "the fuck", which is used for emphasis, such as What the fuck you gonna do? or How the Fuck sho' I fly ? Sometimes it can be used interchangeably with shit, but it is better to use it sparingly. In addition, another word that is comparable to the word Fuck is shit.

This word means "dung" or "shit", and sometimes it can even refer to drugs (heroin). Its usage is the same as Fuck, and it also depends on the user's hobbies, but it is mostly used as a noun, used to scold someone. Disappointment. Like fuck, the word "shit" is often used as a pronunciation, a bit like "husband" and "ala" in ancient Chinese, but the tone is a bit stronger. Like shit! what's up, ya? Or the curse word you lil (little) son of bitch shit! Very vulgar usage, or the expressions "eat my shit" or "remember me" eat my shit! Whenever that word is used in a rap song, it's not good. Of course, when the word "shit" is used, it sometimes refers to good things, and is used like a pronoun. Such as What Da shit! This shit has been referred to as drugs in rap songs, and it has also been referred to as girls. Yo! My Big Shit! The word "shit" in this term refers to "Baby", which shows that "shit" can be used very freely!

The most familiar usage of shit must be Bull shit! Bull shit! Talking in vain is also Bull shit! There was a joke saying, "Where is the most shit?" The answer is "American mouths!" It can be seen that Americans' preference for this word has become an international joke!

The following introduces some rap words that appear particularly frequently, as follows:

1. Words represented by numbers

Since some words have the same pronunciation as Arabic numerals, they are directly replaced by numbers. For example, 2 is used for to, 4 is used for for, and 9 is used for night. The aight part of Straight is often represented by 8 as "Str 8", forming a combination of letters and New English words for numbers.

Some numbers are also necessary to know. For example, the previously released movie 187 refers to the "California murderer's penalty number", and a rapper is named 187 Fac, or The famous song "My Lover is a 187" by the rap group The Whitehead Brother also uses 187 as its symbol. Other code names related to numbers are mostly related to guns. We will introduce them in the next part of gun code names.

2. Use letters to replace words

A means the best, and B means the worst. For example, B-Side means the worst thing, but A plus (A) It is the best representative. C is often the optional word for see. G has a lot of background. It can refer to gang members (Gangstar) or sexual intercourse between men and women. Because the woman makes a "G" sound during sexual intercourse, it can also refer to gun (Gun)

. N is the abbreviation of And, R is the abbreviation of ARE, and U is the abbreviation of You. In addition, the Ku Klux Klan (Ku Klux Klan) or W.A.S.P, a strong white group that once used to eliminate black Americans and ensure white supremacy. White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) are also mentioned repeatedly in rap songs because WASPs are the main class that dominates American society today and are in direct contrast to the lower class of African Americans. In Wu-Tang Clan’s famous song C.R.E.A.M (Cash, Rules, Everything, Around, Me), the title of the song clearly talks about hope, the wish that cash can roll in. The song begins with Raekwon The Chef (Wu-Tang For money, without the care of his mother, he came to the birthplace of Wu-Tang, Shaolin land in New York. He was exposed to drugs at the age of 16 and used guns to make a living on the streets. He used these things to obtain his everything, including Cash Company. Readers can learn from a short section of the lyrics of this song