ebonics or cockney?

Question

american slang vs brittish slang

Answer 1

Actually, they may be more closely related than you think.

From an article by Thomas Sowell (source quoted below):

"...'black English' is a dialect that originated among white people in parts of Britain centuries ago. That dialect was transferred across the Atlantic when people in those parts of Britain settled in the American South.

"With more than 90 percent of the black population living in the antebellum South, this transplanted dialect became the language of American blacks. Meanwhile, that dialect died out in Britain, with the spread of education and the standardization of the English language.

"It also eroded away in the South, with the spread of education among whites and blacks. But it persisted among the least educated blacks and, after the 1960s, this dialect became a badge of racial identity. Teachers were warned not to tamper with it and many heeded the warning."

I am unsure of Mr Sowell's source, but I'm sure with a little research it will become evident.

Answer 2

Hmmmm, isn't Cockney an accent? Anyway, both are incomprehensible most of the time. I'd say ebonics.

Answer 3

Ebonics makes you sound like an illiterate,not sure if I've ever heard Cockney,so I guess my answer is ENGLISH!!!!!

Answer 4

for sure. that is what makes English unique, the way it welcomes and absorbs impacts from all over the area. No Royal Academy of Language Purism for us. we are continuously evolving.

Answer 5

Ebonics Baby....I mean Boo...

Answer 6

Depends on where you are...

There's no right or wrong when it comes to language, as long as you're understood.

Answer 7

vs australian slang ??? do you wan to know what will win??

Answer 8

lol...they both should be considered a foreign language...