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DeFrantz, Anita P. – Journal of Black Studies, 1979
This article surveys the literature on Ebonics that was published from 1865 to 1975. The linguistic features of Ebonics are categorized into phonological, systactical, and lexical groupings. (Author)
Descriptors: African Languages, Black Dialects, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Attitudes