What do you think of ebonics?

Answer 1

its a dumb language no offense

Answer 2

I'm Japanese and live in Japan. I do not have any prejudice against Ebonics or Black people as many white people do in the U.S.

Linguistically, Ebonics is a dialect of English with the rich history and the rule-governed structure. I was amazed when I learned Ebonics grammar, such as "they be doing it." In Standard American English, it goes like "they are accustomed to performing in an exemplary manner though they may not be doing it at this particular moment."

How rational, straightforward, and convenient Ebonics is!

Answer 3

a horrible thing. seriously - it is not a helpful intro to the English language. Even today where I work, there are adults that communicate out with poor grammer and it has affected thier chance to rise in the company. Speaking correctly may not be 'popular' in certain scenes but in the professional world, it is highly respected and it can only help you advance. Learning to speak right as a child use correct grammer will help more then the use of ebonics.

Answer 4

Me be an ebonics language professo' and ah' dink dat ebonics be de next great language t'become popular in de next 20 years.
As ah' am at da damn fo'efront uh dis trend ah' feel some great need t'help in displacin' mah'ds about dis great language.

First Mr. T dun did not invent da damn language ....Even dough he had some baaaad Jibba Jabba.

Second Ebonics be not some second language fo' most brother s....It's taught fum bird so's dey gots' fust hand knowledge and if dey duzn't dig it dey probably git de second hand.

Dird Ebonics Sucks

Answer 5

Ebonics is an international urban language which has evolved to other national languages and has become widely used geographicly. Ebonics by whites is "Yee-Haw," and ebonics by blacks is "Take a chill pill." Ebonics by Indians is "Loo-loo-loo." Ebonics by Arabs is "Yahm-Mahdi." Not only urban like, but also, Ebonics has become a part of business terminology. "It ain't my job," "I want a promote," "My boss is sending me to a training course for a position, and he is going to pay for my edumacation." Everyone such as doctors, nurses, lawyers, and attorneys all have their sayings which consists of mis-pronunciations, fonky jargon, and loose metaphors.

Answer 6

What do you think of ebonics??

It's not a recognized language, but a political ploy designed to keep the brothers down. It was a pathetic attempt to pander to the people. Most black people I know speak beautiful English, but with cultural flair.

What's your intent?

Peace.

Answer 7

Learn to speak english, I can not stand ebonics!!

Answer 8

It's a dialect of English and thus has its place.
The idea in the Oakland Public Schools, where the term 'eubonics' originated, was to teach children to read and write in their 'home language' while also teaching them to communicate in standard American English. The concept was that children would find it easier to learn in a language they already spoke, and for teachers to value that children who did not speak standard English were not dumb, but had not yet been exposed to standard English. Many highly educated African Americans are functionally multi-lingual in different levels of English, from 'street talk' to formal English as might be used in a PhD dissertation, often more so than European-decended Americans.
The 'ebonics' movement was not to legitimize African American Vernacular English, but instead to teach the students to code-switch into standard American English, in order to become more sucessful in school and in life.
The name itself was poorly chosen, lending itself to ridicule and mockery.
James McWhorter (an African American linguist) writes on this subject, and there was an interesting segment on PBS's mini-series "Do you speak American?"

Answer 9

Having lived in Bizerkly (Berkeley) during the campaign to incorporate ebonics within the Berkeley Schools (and it subsequently failed)..(Next to Oakland, and (ahem!) yes, it was originally spelling "EUBONICS". .
I can say that I was glad it failed, because I think ebonics encourages illiteracy....and is basically just poor speech.

To quote a philosophy of Jesse Jackson,,, > Black people ("African American" people) are constantly bemouning that they want to be respected, and that they want to rise above the streets---into mainstream America,,,into the mainstream corporate world of better economy & subsequently better living for themselves and for their families---so,
why in the world would any 'Black" 'people' want to revert to (back into) the streets by strengthening the street language?
This was also embroiled within almost every speech given by the great MLK, and is asked by all the African-American friends I have who HAVE risen above the streets and become well-educated. (No "oreos" these!)---just people who want better for themselves and their children! and it is not obtained by encouraging eubonics

Everyone needs to rise above it all...and become well-educated! In any culture! "Eubonics" is not a sign of either---rather, it's a sign of 'backwardness' (reversion). For a person who speaks good English---or someone who is just beginning to learn good English---to suddenly be encouraged or obliged to speak with this shortened street language, is both an afront to the "Mother tounge" of the English language (WHAT COUNTRY ARE WE IN?!!!) ...but it's also an example of how one rotten apple can affect every apple in the barrel not removed quickly enough. Rising above the streets and becoming educated will bring respect to anyone easily.
Thank goodness for the 'removal' of that apple.
RISE UP!

Answer 10

Trying to legitimize poor English and teach kids that it should be an accepted alternative to the mother tongue only takes time and effort away from what they should really be learning: Good communication skills.
Without a good command of the language kids are destined to acheive and maintain second class citizen status. That is grossly unfair to the kids.

Answer 11

i think that using ebonics can make a person look less educated even if tis is not true.