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{{merge|African-American Vernacular English}}
Ebonics is a pseudo-academic term coined in the 1970's by [[African American|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.
Ebonics is a pseudo-academic term coined in the 1970's by [[African American|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 [[Oakland]] School Board controversy, where the teaching of American English 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 English was replaced with the teaching of this new "dialect."
[[Category: English language]]
[[Category: English language]]