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Knowles-Borishade, Adetokunbo F. – Journal of Black Studies, 1991
Classical African rhetoric contains five elements: a caller and a chorus validating the word; spiritual entities; the word drawn from and relevant to experience; responders; and the spiritual harmony achieved when the other elements are working together. Suggests that Black English contains structural remnants of African discourse. (CJS)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Blacks, Cultural Influences

Jones, C. Dalton – Journal of Black Studies, 1979
This article analyzes the nature of the reading process and its relationship to the language processes of Ebonics-speaking children. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Attitudes

Seymour, Harry N.; Seymour, Charlena M. – Journal of Black Studies, 1979
This article reviews the major components of Public Law 94-142 and the implications of this law for Ebonics-speaking children. (BE)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Due Process

Botan, Carl; Smitherman, Geneva – Journal of Black Studies, 1991
This study of lexical familiarity with black English for 324 African Americans, 266 whites, 21 Latino and "other", and 10 unidentified workers indicates that white industrial workers are more familiar with black English than are white white-collar workers. Black English is the core of an industrial lingua franca. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Influences, Blacks
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