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Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic Pride and Racial Prejudice
Baugh, John (Professor of Education and Linguistics, Professor of Education and Linguistics, Stanford University)
Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic Pride and Racial Prejudice
Baugh, John (Professor of Education and Linguistics, Professor of Education and Linguistics, Stanford University)
The decision by the Oakland, California school board to declare "Ebonics" as the official language of their African-American students unleashed a storm of controversy. This work sifts through the circumstances and evidence that triggered this debate, and provides detailed comparisons of the notorious resolutions that brought it to global attention.
172 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 19, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9780195120462 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 176 |
Dimensions | 149 × 225 × 18 mm · 358 g |