Ebonics
Author | : J. David Ramirez |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1853597961 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781853597961 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ebonics written by J. David Ramirez and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers, comments, and documents traces the distant and recent history of the Ebonics debate in the USA. The book examines how, despite increasing access to public education over the past century, schools continue to impose language standards and expectations on children that methodically privileges some, while disadvantaging others.