Webography: Black English

segunda, 23 julho, 2007

1. DEFINITIONS

Hello!

This Webography intends to help anyone who is interested in the study of Black English, also known as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), African American English, Black Vernacular, Black English Vernacular (BEV), Black Vernacular English (BVE) and Ebonics.

It was divided in four sections. The first one contains definitions of the subject from a number of fonts. The second section has academic researches - mainly from Dr. John R. Rickford, professor of the Department of Linguistics from Stanford University, CA. The third section presents the Oakland Case, explained below. Finally, this Webography presents some curiosities and fun articles on Black English.

We hope you enjoy your stay here and our collection of links can help you to improve your knowledge on the topic!

Fernando and Tammy, brazilian universitarian students

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American_Vernacular_English

http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/definitions/aave.html#vocab-hce

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingl%C3%AAs_vernacular_negro

http://www.inglespraque.com/2006/10/19/o-que-e-ebonics/

http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-faqs-ebonics.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics

http://www.cal.org/topics/dialects/aae.html

http://bryan.myweb.uga.edu/AAVE/

postado por Fernando, Tammy as 08:15:34 0 comentários

2. RESEARCH

Papers:

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/papers/EbonicsInMyBackyard.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/papers/VernacularToTeachStandard.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/papers/SuiteForEbonyAndPhonics.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/papers/CreoleOriginsOfAAVE.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/LA-OpEd.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/EbonicsExamples.html

Phonology:

http://www.rehabmed.ualberta.ca/spa/phonology/features.htmL

Examples:

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/EbonicsExamples.html

Experiences:

http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/DIALECT_READERS_REVISITED.html

postado por Fernando, Tammy as 08:14:41 10 comentários

3. UNDERSTANDING THE OAKLAND CASE

SYNOPSIS

On December 18, 1996, the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education approved a policy affirming Standard American English development for all students. The policy mandates that effective instructional strategies must be utilized in order to ensure that every child has the opportunity to achieve English language proficiency. Language development for African American students, who comprise 53% of the students in the Oakland schools,will be enhanced with the recognition and understanding of the language structures unique to African American students. This language has been studied for several decades and is variously referred to as Ebonics (literally "Black sounds"), or "Pan-African Communication Behaviors,"or African Language Systems." * (Oakland Unified School District's"Synopsis of the Adopted Policy on Standard American English Development")

* Most linguists, black and white, still prefer the term "African American Vernacular English" (AAVE) to the term "Ebonics"and other alternative terms for the variety referred to in the resolution.However, the label has nothing to do with the linguistic status of the language variety.

The Resolution of December 18, 1996:

http://linguist.emich.edu/topics/ebonics/ebonics-res1.html (original)

http://linguist.emich.edu/topics/ebonics/ebonics-res2.html (amendment)

Pros:

http://abc.net.au/rn/arts/ling/stories/lf981017.html

http://www.cal.org/resources/archive/news/199703/9703Dialect.html

http://www.cal.org/topics/dialects/tesolebo.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/SJMN-OpEd.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/SpecterLetter.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/TNRLetter.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/NewsweekLetter.html

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/LSAResolution.html