Beyond Ebonics

Linguistic Pride and Racial Prejudice

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ID23401657
AuthorsJohn Baugh (corresponding author)
Year2000
Pages149
Publication date2000-02-10
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueBeyond ebonics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University PressNew York, NY (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oso/9780195120462.001.0001
OpenAlexW4388168963
Open LibraryOL33764M
ISBN9780195120462
LanguageEN
Citations received56

The media frenzy surrounding the 1996 resolution by the Oakland School Board brought public attention to the term "Ebonics". However, the idea remains a mystery to most. John Baugh, a well-known African-American linguist and education expert, offers an accessible explanation of the origins of the term, the linguistic reality behind the hype, and the politics behind the outcry on both sides of the debate. Using a non-technical, first-person style, and bringing in many of his own personal experiences, Baugh debunks many commonly-held notions about the way African-Americans speak English, and the result is a nuanced and balanced portrait of a fraught subject. This volume should appeal to students and scholars in anthropology, linguistics, education, urban studies, and African-American studies

Appeal · Art · Art history · Linguistic anthropology · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Portrait · Sociology · Style (visual arts) · Subject (documents) · Anthropology · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Law · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · African · African americans · African influences · African languages · Amerikaans · Black English · Dialecten · Education · English language · Foreign elements · Influence on English · Language · Language and culture · Language Arts · Languages · Languages, artificial · Linguistic minorities · Negers · Slaves · Social aspects · Social aspects of English language · united states · Vooroordelen

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