Negative Concord
Keye & Peele - Proud Thug
Play videoIn this Key and Peele skit called “Proud Thug”, comedians Michael Keegan-Key and Jordan Peele portray stereotypical Hispanic gangsters. They use terms like “holmes”, “homie” and “esé” to refer to each other. On top of the heavy Spanish accents, they use some broken English, double negatives, slang, and a lot of cursing to communicate in a way that Hispanic “gangstas” are expected to.
Common: The People
Play videoThe music video for Common's song "The People," in the rapper uses many features of African American English.
Listen: How to Speak with a certain Southern Twang
Walt Wolfram discusses the Appalachian variety in North Carolina in an audio clip for North Carolina public radio, including features like [Published on 06-09-2014]
Hagar the Horrible: I don't get no respect
A blog page that contains a comic strip from Hagar the Horrible where Hagar's negative concord is stigmatized.
African American English: The Wren
Play audioAn audio file of an African American man reading the poem The Wren.
