
Lexicon Valley #4: Jumpin' Salty in The O
Slate Debates
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Is Ebonix a Dialect or a Vernacular?
The oakland school board never suggested that their curriculum should be taught in black english. The resolution was widely misinterpreted, according to members of the school board. Calling something a language has more status than calling it English. A language is a dialect that has an army.
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