Ebonics
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- noun
- /ˈɛbəˌnɪks/
- Specialized
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Ebonics
- The educated Black community tends not to acknowledge Black dialect as a part of their speech, and the prodigy of those taught by such professionals would make an effort not to use Black dialect or Ebonics in formal settings.
- speak Ebonics
Could they do that Ebonics for where did those women go?
- Could they do that Ebonics for where did those women go?
Examples
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Also, Ebonics (I hated the term when they came out with it), when you compare Ebonics linguistically with native African languages, there are clear similarities in usage and sentence structure.
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I hear he speaks Ebonics.
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Thank you, I think I will listen to Big L's Ebonics now.
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It's about time that people started saying "Ebonics."
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When Jesse Jackson supported Ebonics, it sounded like the right thing to do.
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I am sure many here recall the brief push for recognition of Ebonics as some sort of second language spoken by African Americans.
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Inasmuch as they enjoy speaking Ebonics at home, parents want their children to acquire literacy skills in Standard English and not in Ebonics.
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The man who coined the term 'Ebonics' (1997) provided an opportunity to revisit the issue of style in the speeches of black college students.
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Black dialect is referred to by many names: Ebonics, Black American dialect, Black English Vernacular, and African American dialect.
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Many linguists argue that Ebonics should be recognized as a legitimate dialect of English.
Synonyms
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A way of speaking English used mainly by African Americans in the United States
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A form of American English with its own grammar and words, often spoken by African Americans
A way of speaking English used by many African Americans with its own grammar, words, and sounds
A variety of American English many Black people speak, with different pronunciation, grammar, and words
A way of speaking English used by many Black people in the United States with its own sounds and grammar
A way of speaking English with its own grammar, sounds, and words used by many African Americans
A way of speaking English used by many Black people in the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ebonics comes from ebony 'black' plus an ending like -ics, the same ending you see in linguistics or phonics. So Ebonics names the different way many African Americans speak English.