Should Ebonics be classified a language like French and Italian?

No need to do all caps.

I don't know about the UK, but in the US, I've never encountered that. I've been enrolled in both private and public education and not once was it ever mentioned.

I've had strict teachers to lenient teachers and its never been an issue. None of my peers have ever mentioned it and its unheard of to me.

That would be something that each and every school district and/or state would have to decide.

I don't see that going over well with many parents nor school boards in this nation.

 

damn I just got a flash of that guy in Next Friday, that came into the music store saying 'I cant get jiggy wiz dis'

 

No.

 

Employer: So, are you bilingual?

Moron: Yeah, I'm fluent in another language.

E: What language do you speak?

M: I speak Ebonics, cuz. I'm certified wit this shit, mayne.


:shock:

 

True, it would be insulting to the person who spoke ebonics. Imagine some random, proper speaking person who doesn't even look like they know a lick of slang comes up and spouts that shit to somebody who speaks ebonics all day, everyday. The ebonics speaker will most likely take offense and give that person the "what the fuck" look. We see it on TV and other media outlets influenc all the time. The corny(usually white) person goes up to the urban youth(usually black) and says some kind of slang(which usually is played out) and then holds out the hand/fist for a high five/dap/knuckle touch. Ebonics/slang is just something people pick up, but not like a first language. People who TRY to learn slang are gonna be looked at as fakes. Why learn something you aren't going to use? And something like ebonics of all things?


Who's really going to try to learn ebonics so they can come up to an urban youth out here and say this song "got dumbass slap"? Also, there is different slang for different areas. Can't really say a song has "dumbass slap" in the south.


It's just an all around fail idea.

 

Ebonics is not a language. It is just poor english. That is all.

 

Totally agree!

 

I do it all the time. How is it impossible?:smt102

 

Fuck No!

 

I think we all agree except for the OP. The answer is HELL NO.

 

The fact that it or it isn't a proper language is not the most important part of what I am saying. My point is once you classify it as a language you will probably have greater control of when it is spoken, which benefits kids in the long run.

 

damn im already fluent in Ebonics too...i will finally be able to say im cunnilingual

'yeah dat ryte...it how we do baby baby'
:smt110

 

No, you will not. Languages can not be controlled very well. We are still trying to get the population to speak general American dictation in the usa. Look at how English has grown after it was classified into a language. The thing is mostly german. It is a lousy language. Had the germans refused to give the language the light of day we might be speaking german. That's just one example of it going bad.

 

Okay totally missing my point and argument.

 

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Your point doesn't work. You can simply say no ebonics in the classroom. You don't need to classify it as a language. This along with classifying it as a language will not prevent people from speaking it on their own time. Remember here in the USA, we have no official language. That means now you have given Black people(or whoever wants to speak it) more reasons to speak it because they can say they are bilingual.

 

I have explained myself, I dont want to repeat myself.

 

Ebonics would be further divided into Southern Bo'nacs and Phillybonix





seriously, when will Temple start offering these courses on campus

 

Well it is a bad idea. It means well but won't work in the end for the United States. The road to failure is paved with good intentions