Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences. The majority of black language researchers explore the social and linguistic phenomena of individual black communities, without looking at black experiences outside a given community.

Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of Black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences.
The majority of Black language researchers explore the social and linguistic phenomena of individual Black communities, without looking at Black experiences outside a given community. This groundbreaking collection re-orders the elitist and colonial elements of language studies by drawing together the multiple perspectives of Black language researchers. In doing so, the book recognises and formalises the existence of a "Black Linguistic...