The real ebonics debate
Subtitle: power, language, and the education of African-American children
By: edited by Theresa Perry and Lisa Delpit.
Contributors: Perry, Theresa.; Delpit, Lisa D.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: African Americans -- Education; English language -- Study and teaching -- African American students; Black English; African American children -- Language; Language and education -- United States
Other titles: Rethinking schools.
Description: In The Real Ebonics Debate some of our most important educators, linguists, and writers, as well as teachers and students reporting from the field, examine the lessons of the Ebonics controversy and unravel complexities of the issue that have never been acknowledged. An insightful look at the political nature of language and its inseparability from race and class in America, The Real Ebonics Debate cuts to the heart of how America educates its children.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220).
"Published in collaboration with Rethinking schools."