English Explanatory Dictionary

Ebonics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. African-American Vernacular English (AAVE).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Ebonics.

Pronunciation

ē-bŏnʹĭks ĭ- ĕ- /iˈbɑnɪks/ /ɪ̈-/ /ɛ-/

Word forms

Ebonics

Etymology

Blend of ebony + phonics. Coined by scholars at the Cognitive and Language Development of the Black Child conference in 1973 led by Robert L. Williams and published in his book Ebonics: The True Language of Black Folks (1975). Considered outdated by some.

Related words

Black English

Derived words

aolbonics ebonical ebonically Hebronics
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