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单词 Ebonics
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Definition of Ebonics in English:

Ebonics

plural noun ɛˈbɒnɪksiˈbɑnɪks
  • treated as singular American black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • During one discussion, an African American woman, the only one in a classroom with mostly Caucasians, talked proudly about how she doesn't allow her children to speak Ebonics because they will only become confused.
    • First, a caveat - Ebonics, or ‘Black English’ is not the same thing as Hip Hop Slang.
    • Consider the attempt to encourage speaking Ebonics in schools in Oakland, California.
    • Her poetic styles vary from haiku to streetwise dramatic monologue, using the conventions of ‘standard’ English, as well as the defiance of Ebonics.
    • Not surprisingly, the student displayed a common, middle-class African American belief about Ebonics that implies fear, shame, and distrust of an important component of their linguistic heritage.
    • They speak Ebonics, which to me, is very reasonable.
    • We have all noted the Ebonics spoken by some of the young black clerks.
    • I was expecting a trite plot and dialogue that would mimic Ebonics, not Southern dialect.
    • If the people speaking Ebonics were all multimillionaires, then it'd be the thing to do to learn it.
    • Obviously, he's no big fan of Ebonics and that whole idea of African language patterns.
    • One teacher stated she even allows students to speak Ebonics at certain limited times during class.
    • As witnessed in the controversy over Ebonics, the mainstream discourse has focused on images of African Americans rather than the historical, cultural, and linguistic developments of Black English.
    • I have also shown here how languages such as Ebonics are brought into being by acts of political and social power on the part of their speakers and how linguistic differences enact and transmit inequalities in power and status.
    • While educators seek to teach Black children to learn and to speak mainstream English, do you believe Black English, or Ebonics, is unfairly stigmatized by American society at large?
    • Yet, the attempt by many African Americans to get Ebonics, a dialect of English, recognized as a valid language failed because Ebonics is a private, not a public, language.
    • Whether one is speaking Ebonics or Appalachian English, sociolinguists say all dialects are created equal.
    • A few years ago, for instance, Cornell's dean of students stood side by side with leftist students as they torched copies of the Cornell Review, which had run an article mocking Ebonics.

Origin

1970s: blend of ebony and phonics.

Rhymes

onyx
 
 

Definition of Ebonics in US English:

Ebonics

plural nouniˈbɑnɪksēˈbäniks
  • treated as singular American black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her poetic styles vary from haiku to streetwise dramatic monologue, using the conventions of ‘standard’ English, as well as the defiance of Ebonics.
    • First, a caveat - Ebonics, or ‘Black English’ is not the same thing as Hip Hop Slang.
    • I was expecting a trite plot and dialogue that would mimic Ebonics, not Southern dialect.
    • As witnessed in the controversy over Ebonics, the mainstream discourse has focused on images of African Americans rather than the historical, cultural, and linguistic developments of Black English.
    • While educators seek to teach Black children to learn and to speak mainstream English, do you believe Black English, or Ebonics, is unfairly stigmatized by American society at large?
    • They speak Ebonics, which to me, is very reasonable.
    • A few years ago, for instance, Cornell's dean of students stood side by side with leftist students as they torched copies of the Cornell Review, which had run an article mocking Ebonics.
    • Consider the attempt to encourage speaking Ebonics in schools in Oakland, California.
    • We have all noted the Ebonics spoken by some of the young black clerks.
    • Not surprisingly, the student displayed a common, middle-class African American belief about Ebonics that implies fear, shame, and distrust of an important component of their linguistic heritage.
    • One teacher stated she even allows students to speak Ebonics at certain limited times during class.
    • If the people speaking Ebonics were all multimillionaires, then it'd be the thing to do to learn it.
    • Yet, the attempt by many African Americans to get Ebonics, a dialect of English, recognized as a valid language failed because Ebonics is a private, not a public, language.
    • During one discussion, an African American woman, the only one in a classroom with mostly Caucasians, talked proudly about how she doesn't allow her children to speak Ebonics because they will only become confused.
    • Obviously, he's no big fan of Ebonics and that whole idea of African language patterns.
    • I have also shown here how languages such as Ebonics are brought into being by acts of political and social power on the part of their speakers and how linguistic differences enact and transmit inequalities in power and status.
    • Whether one is speaking Ebonics or Appalachian English, sociolinguists say all dialects are created equal.

Origin

1970s: blend of ebony and phonics.

 
 
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