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Ebonics

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E·bon·ics  (-bnks, bn-)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
See African American Vernacular English. See Usage Note at Black English.
[Blend of ebony and phonics.]
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Noun1.Ebonics - a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
AAVE, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English
American English, American language, American - the English language as used in the United States
gangsta - (Black English) a member of a youth gang
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech


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As witnessed in the controversy over using Ebonics in public schools, the mainstream discourse has focused on images of African Americans rather than the historical, cultural, and linguistic developments of Black English(s).
Naming and interrogating our English only legacy by Leistyna, Pepi / Radical Teacher
My fantasy is that some of those readers will be so delighted that they will follow with brimming curiosity the trails of crumbs I've dropped all along their path, right alongside the Ebonics wisecracks and rap lyrics.
Up the down staircase: where Snoop and Shakespeare meet by McDonald, Janet / The Horn Book Magazine
She believed that Ebonics was the language of great black poets of the past, such as James Weldon Johnson.
Tribute to an outstanding New York African American educator: Dr. ... by Douglass, Melvin I. / Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
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