Why "Ebonics" Isn't Bad English

Today in the course of other pursuits I stumbled across the Wikipedia entry for African American Vernacular English, and was duly bowled over. AAVE is also known as BEV or Ebonics. My first exposure to the topic was William Labov’s seminal book on BEV, which quickly became a central pillar of the way I think about education, class, and intelligence. I am so, so pleased to find that thorough information on the topic is up online. I just wish it was easier to google.

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