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Corrected minor spelling errors and added category and note about AAVE
Ebonics is a psudo-accademic term coined in the 1970's by African-American college students to give legitimacy to the colloquial dialect spoken by uneducated underclasses.
Ebonics is a pseudo-academic term coined in the 1970's by African-American college students to give legitimacy to the colloquial dialect spoken by uneducated underclasses. This dialect is more appropiately called [[African-American Vernacular English]] by linguists.
The term became more widespred in 1996 with the Okland School Board controversy, where the teaching of American Engilsh was replaced with the teaching of this new 'dialect'.
The term became more widespred in 1996 with the [[Oakland]] School Board controversy, where the teaching of American Engilsh was replaced with the teaching of this new 'dialect'.
[[Category: English Language]]