Antillean writers reject dialect because their formation was wholly French

Evidence

In a more limited group, when students from the Antilles meet in Paris, they have the choice of two possibilities: –either to stand with the white world (that is to say, the real world), and, since they will speak French, to be able to confront certain problems and incline to a certain degree of universality in their conclusions; –or to reject Europe, “Yo,” and cling together in their dialect, making themselves quite comfortable in what we shall call the Umwelt of Martinique; by this I mean–and this applies particularly to my brothers of the Antilles –that when one of us tries, in Paris or any other university city, to study a problem seriously, he is accused of self-aggrandizement, and the surest way of cutting him down is to remind him of the Antilles by exploding into dialect. This must be recognized as one of the reasons why so many friendships collapse after a few months of life in Europe. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 142 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Antilleans pursue French refinement to prove cultural adequacy to themselves; Externally educated Antilles students face a forced choice between French and dialect — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 142; French colonial education ignored African languages until the 1930s

Related

• Antillean students in Paris face a forced choice between white universality and dialect solidarity (similarity 0.92)
• Externally educated Antilles students face a forced choice between French and dialect (similarity 0.91)
• Returning Antilleans signal allegiance through French speech or dialect (similarity 0.85)
• Antilleans pursue French refinement to prove cultural adequacy to themselves (similarity 0.83)
• A few French phrases in Martinican education shape the young Antillean’s entire worldview (similarity 0.80)
• The colonial seeks French refinement to prove he has measured up (similarity 0.80)
• Returning Antilleans are diagnosed by their dialect choice as European or unchanged (similarity 0.80)
• A few classroom phrases form the young Antillean’s entire worldview. (similarity 0.78)
• “He talks like a white man” is Martinique’s highest praise for mastering French. (similarity 0.78)
• For the Antillean Negro, mastery of French proportionally increases perceived whiteness and humanity. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Externally educated Antilles students face a forced choice between French and dialect #expands (0.75) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 142
• French colonial education ignored African languages until the 1930s #corroborates (0.55)