ebonics
Ebonics, which stands for Ebony + Phonics is a new term that Linguistics use to describe Black Dialect or Black English or many of the other names that it has been given for more that 350 years.. has been in the news recently but it is definitely not a new topic. Ebonics is a "language" that is a combination of "proper English" and a combination of African languages. Because of this combination a pattern was formed on how certain words are said such as this and that, would be pronounced dis and dat. In all words the "Th." sound sounded like a "D". There was also another pattern formed such as, no tense indicated in the verb, no "r" sound and no consonant pairs. These are just some of the many patterns that were created when Africans were forced to learn the English language.History states that around 1619, during the slave trade, ships collected slaves not just from one nation but from many nations. Although they were all Africans certain areas spoke different languages. Some Africans spoke Ibo, Yoruba and Hausa. They were then separated from each other and had to travel with people whom the could not understand. Captain William Smith wrote:...There will be no more likelihood of
Harriet Tubman and many others communicated in Ebonics which their masters couldn't understand and escaped through the underground railroad. They also used the slaves that new good English to translate or explain what the other slaves were saying. As the slaves began to learn how to communicate with each other, their words would merge into one common word that they could all understand. This proves that Ebonics has been around for many years and will be around for a long time. The slaves then had to learn English so that they could have some form of communication with their masters. When the African slaves had children they talked to them in African English pidgin. They also used the slaves that new good English to translate or explain what the other slaves were saying. MSN Internet (1994)Lewis, Brian C. a new Negro Fellow named Prince, he can't scarce speak a Word of English"1n 1760 an ad in the North Carolina Gazette read: "Ran away from the Subscriber,. There will be no more likelihood of their succeeding in a plot.
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