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Baldwin contends that Black English is a separate language from American English, because _____.

1. it is the product of the black American fight for survival, which is how all languages develop
2. the African American people do not want to be identified with whites in any way
3. its linguistic elements are fundamentally different, just like Russian or Chinese
4. none of the above

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A - it is the product of the black american fight for survival, which is how all languages develop
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