African American dialects grew out of_______________?
Correct answer: B. The attempts of African slaves to communicate with each other
- A. The 1960s protest movements
- B. The attempts of African slaves to communicate with each other
- C. Slave owners teaching slaves Elizabethan English
- D. Slaves' attempts to keep their conversations secretSupport Black Businesses
Explanation
African American dialects developed partly from enslaved Africans' need to communicate across different African language groups and with English speakers. The other options either describe later developments or misrepresent how the dialect formed.
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