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EBONICS Ebonics, also known as Black English, is a nonstandard dialect spoken in many homes in the inner cities of America. This nonstandard language is often looked upon as low-class or lazy talk. This is not the case, however. Due to consistencies found in the dialect, there seems to be an order. It has been found that, when learning English, African-Americans adapted the language using some of the structure and rules of their own native …

…Standard English in schools to successfully survive amongst the powerful. If power were to shift hands, there is no doubt language would also shift positions. The flexibility of English would surely be tested. While the standard must be taught and learned, the many dialects in our society must be recognized and no longer scorned. BIBLIOGRAPHY MacNeil, Robert. English Belongs to Everybody. date: 140-142. Pei, Mario. One Language for the World. New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1958.