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Wed Mar 01 2000 at 2:04:23
Ebonics
is a
slang
(and on the
verge
of
derogatory
)
term
for the
dialect
of
generally
the
lower income
black
population
of
urban areas
.
Notice
I said "
generally
". This is a
stereotypical
term, and therefore cannot be used as an
absolute
to
describe
a
multitude
of
people
.
This
dialect
is
not
necessarily
a
sign
of
lack of education
;
people
can
choose
how they
speak
. I
agree
that
dialects
are
spread
culturally
, but they are not
transmitted
genetically
. Also, this
dialect
is
not
derived
from
African
dial
ects; it is derived from
the South
. The
first
members
of the
black population
of the
United States
were
brought
to the
country
as
slaves
or
workers
, and they were
almost
exclusively
enslaved
in the
South
.
I
would
like to
add
that I am not
black
(
in case
somebody
thinks I'm trying to
start
a
race riot
.
Ebonics Language Lesson
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The Man
Burger King anthem (unofficial)
Black English
How to answer a telephone
Why people attack BDSM
jive
Racial Perceptions in Contemporary America
Arby's
Talking like a pirate is fun but annoys people
Tendency to shift blame keeps schools from improving
African American
Creole
Slashdot Effect
African-American Vernacular English
pidgin
b-girl
Baller
Whiteboy
Pink Floyd
Niger-Congo
Standard American English