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Ebonics is a pseudo-academic term coined in the 1970s by [[African American|African-American]] college students to give legitimacy to the colloquial dialect spoken by uneducated underclasses. This dialect is more appropriately called [[African-American Vernacular English]] by linguists.

'''Ebonics''' is a pseudo-academic term coined in the 1970s by [[African American|African-American]] college students to give legitimacy to the colloquial dialect spoken by uneducated underclasses. This dialect is more appropriately called [[African-American Vernacular English]] by linguists.

The term became more widespread in 1996 with the [[Oakland]] School Board controversy, where the teaching of American English was replaced with the teaching of this new "dialect."

The term became more widespread in 1996 with the [[Oakland]] School Board controversy, where the teaching of American English was replaced with the teaching of this new "dialect."

[[Category:English language]]

[[Category:English language]]