IAR "It Bees Dat Way Sometimes"

In the chapter "It Bees Dat Way Sometimes" the author is looking to educate people on the language, style, and tone of Black English. In order to do this the author had to look deep into the language spoken by black Americans every day. The author had to look past just the words being used and focus on the meaning and reasoning behind the word usage.
In order to write this passage the author needed to do extensive research on language, as multiple regions in the United States were referenced. The studies were broad and in depth at the same time. The author had to come up with the definitions of language and style and then inform the audience of them because many different definitions could be used. Also, not only was Black English researched, but White English too, because the author effectively used comparisons to illustrate the differences in the two types of language. The author’s purpose for writing this chapter was to share the idea that fundamental differences in language come from centuries ago, even though language is always subtly changing and evolving. The audience was also to learn the main differences in sentence structure between Black English and White English. The author also showed that different people have different language techniques and people from different areas have different techniques.
The relationship of White English and Black English is shown in the writing along with the relationship of past language techniques to present day speech. The author displays the relation of misunderstandings to sentence structure by comparing White English to Black English. The basic sentence structure is different and therefore misunderstandings can arise when people don’t understand the different structure. The specific examples given in the text are helpful for people who don’t understand certain differences in the word usage. The use of be, for instance, is thoroughly explained through many examples of everyday situations.
The main purpose of the chapter is to stop the misunderstandings between people who grew up speaking a different type of English. Because of the prejudice of language that is still very prevalent today, people need to be educated on the different types of English so that judgments are not unjustly made about people. Another idea that the author is trying to inform the audience of is that language constantly changes. Different terms are used in different times in history. To get these points across to the reader the author used multiple techniques. The most common technique was real life situations and examples. The examples are then compared to the different types of English. Translating a sentence from White English to Black English helps people to see how the different structure affects the meaning of the words. A comic is also involved in an informative way that points out that perspective plays a huge role in everything we think about.
This chapter was effective in educating people about the differences in sentence structure and word usage between Black English and White English. The authors techniques were simple enough for people to understand without losing the necessary information for enlightening the audience on the topic at hand.