NP Dialects in Education (was SLSL language)

[davemarc]

From: David Morris <fqmorris at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: re Re: re Re: re Re: SLSL language
>
> This is a good point.  It begs the question of why only US-black
alternative
> grammar, Ebonics, should be taught in US schools.

I'd be interested in seeing where anyone suggests that AAVE grammar be
taught in schools, except in linguistics exercises.  I just don't think this
is an issue.  As far as I can tell, nobody--or practically nobody--is
advocating or practicing this.

> Since Terrance has pointed
> out that MANY white students, not to mention hispanic, arabic and numerous
> asian students also speak their own versions of non-standard english,
doesn't
> it stand to reason that we must also accomodate their own
> "fil-in-the-blank"-onics?  If not, why not?  And please don't suggest it
> wouldn't be practical.
>
A University of Chicago professor addresses this issue at the following web
pages.  I think David Morris would be pleasantly surprised by some if not
all of what he'd find at those pages.

http://humanities.uchicago.edu/faculty/mufwene/ebonicsDebate.html

http://humanities.uchicago.edu/faculty/mufwene/gurt99.html

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