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Internet Exercises

  1. BEV: Read Charles Fillmore's article entitled "A Linguist Looks at the Ebonics Debate" at http://www.cal.org/ebonics/ebfillmo.html.
    1. What is Ebonics or BEV?
    2. The author summarizes how different people have classified Ebonics as different things. In what ways is Ebonics either a language, a dialect, or a slang? Which term describes it best?
    3. Why is so much importance placed on whether Ebonics is classified as a language, dialect, or slang?
    4. How can linguistic anthropologists help people to understand the issues surrounding this debate?






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