Pan-African Language Systems: Ebonics & African Oral Heritage

By Katherine J. Harris

The Ebonics issue has a long history. The discourse is tied into the public policy on education, and, in particular, bilingual instruction. This book examines whether African languages have merged with American English. Harris also explores several related issues, probing expressions, names, vocabulary, lyrics and grammatical structures in African American speech to unravel what might and what might not remain of those ancestral African communication patterns.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 187259607X
• ISBN13: 9781872596075
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Karnak House Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"