Date of Award
5-1997
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education
Abstract
Black English has recently entered the media spotlight with the passing of the Ebonics resolution by the Oakland School Board on Dec. 18, 1996. In this resolution, the school board unanimously voted to recognize Black English or "Ebonics" (a term which combines the words "ebony" and "phonetics")(LeLand & Joseph, 1997, p. 78) as the primary language of many of its students, and to teach students in their primary language in order to maintain the "legitimacy and richness" of the language, and to help students master standard English. Needless to say, the resolution was met with highly charged arguments - some in support, but many in opposition.
Recommended Citation
Filimoehala, Karen Tibbitts, "Black English" (1997). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 912.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/912
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Faculty Mentor
Sonia Manuel-Dupont
Departmental Honors Advisor
Penny M. Byrne