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
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"With Baugh's book, sanity has finally arrived."--Language in Society
"A valuable contribution to the background of the Ebonics debate...a book written from both a personal standpoint as an African American and a professional one as a sociolinguist."--English Language
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John Baugh is Professor of Education and Linguistics at Stanford University. He has also served as President of the American Dialect Society.
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- Principles of Linguistic Change, Internal Factors (Language in Society) (Volume I) by William Labov in Back Matter
- The Politics of Violence: The New Urban Blacks and the Watts Riot by David O. Sears in Back Matter
- The Real Ebonics Debate: Power, Language, and the Education of African-American Children by Theresa Perry in Back Matter
- Racial Violence in Kentucky, 1865-1940: Lynchings, Mob Rule, and "Legal Lynchings" by George C. Wright in Back Matter
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- An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Wiley Desktop Editions) by Ronald Wardhaugh in Back Matter
- The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction (Language in Society) by Muriel Saville-Troike in Back Matter
- Language, Education, and Ideology: Mapping the Linguistic Landscape of U.S. Schools by Timothy Reagan on page 79
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