Out of the mouths of slaves
Subtitle: African American language and educational malpractice
By: John Baugh ; foreword by William Labov.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: African Americans -- Languages.; English language -- Social aspects -- United States.; English language -- Variation -- United States.; African Americans -- Education.; African Americans -- Social conditions.; Slaves -- United States -- Languages.; Black English.; Americanisms.
Description: When the Oakland, California, school board called African American English "Ebonics" and claimed that it "is not a black dialect or any dialect of English," they reignited a debate over language, race, and culture that reaches back to the era of slavery in the United States. In this book, John Baugh, an authority on African American English, sets new parameters for the debate by dissecting and challenging many of the prevailing myths about African American language and its place in American society.

This detailed overview of the main points of debate about African American English will be important reading for both scholars and the concerned public.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-180) and index.