Beyond Ebonics - Linguistic Pride and Racial Prejudice (Hardcover)

The decision by the Oakland, California school board to declare "Ebonics" as the official language of their African-American students unleashed a firestorm of controversy with overtly racial overtones. While the vast majority of linguists were caught off guard by these events, equivocating over technical distinctions between "a language" and "a dialect", journalists, legislators, and the public demanded to know more about "Ebonics", and the controversial claims that were asserted by its proponents. John Baugh, a leading authority on African-American English, sifts through the volatile circumstances and evidence that triggered this debate, including the origin of Ebonics, and provides detailed comparisons of the notorious resolutions that brought it to global attention.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2000
First published:	February 2000
Authors:	John Baugh (Professor of Education and Linguistics)
Dimensions:	217 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-512046-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Dialectology Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN:	0-19-512046-9
Barcode:	9780195120462

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