The term was created in 1973 by a group of black scholars, a blend of the words 'ebony' black and 'phonetics' sound. There was a dislike of the term Non Standard Negro English coined in the 1960's when large scale linguistic studies of the Afro American speech communities began. The term did not catch on amongst linguists, not the general public. However in 1996, the Oakland School Board recognised it as a primary language of its Afro/American students, but only in teaching them standard Academic or the English language
Ebonics is basically slang that african-amercians from the south started.==Ex: That=Dat in Ebonics ==Ebonics is a cultural language used by African Americans.
You need to ask the question the other way round. What is Ebonics, answer Black Speech, African American Vernacular English
In Ebonics, "brother" is often shortened to "brotha" or referred to as "bruh."
Some words from Ebonics include "shawty" (a term of endearment for a young woman), "finna" (short for "fixing to" meaning "going to"), "lit" (exciting or impressive), and "bae" (an acronym for "before anyone else" used to refer to a significant other).
Door hinge rhymes with orange if you pronounce like "or" instead of "ar". Ebonics revenge, avenge and scavenge
Ebonics is basically slang that african-amercians from the south started.==Ex: That=Dat in Ebonics ==Ebonics is a cultural language used by African Americans.
You need to ask the question the other way round. What is Ebonics, answer Black Speech, African American Vernacular English
In Ebonics, "brother" is often shortened to "brotha" or referred to as "bruh."
Some words from Ebonics include "shawty" (a term of endearment for a young woman), "finna" (short for "fixing to" meaning "going to"), "lit" (exciting or impressive), and "bae" (an acronym for "before anyone else" used to refer to a significant other).
Door hinge rhymes with orange if you pronounce like "or" instead of "ar". Ebonics revenge, avenge and scavenge
Ebonics and African American Vernacular English (AAVE) are not synonymous with slang. They are dialects with their own grammar and vocabulary rules. While some terms commonly associated with these dialects may be considered slang, the dialects themselves are linguistic systems.
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== == This is a problem. If you don't know ebonics you won't know what she is saying about you.
Coo; nattily attired.
in ebonics it means freeway
Speak in English, not ebonics