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John Baugh, Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic pride and racial prejudice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp. vii, 149. Hb $29.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2002

Sonja L. Lanehart
Sonja L. Lanehart
Affiliation:
English, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6205, [email protected]
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Abstract

The foundation of the Ebonics controversy (EC) was laid centuries before its December 1996 debut. The EC was not about the name “Ebonics,” but about a legacy. In the Introduction, Baugh writes: “This text attempts to clarify several of the issues, misconceptions, and educational policies that emerged from the Ebonics controversy while striving to view them within the broader context of the linguistic legacy of American slavery and to address the linguistic prejudices that tend to inhibit improved race relations” (xiii). Within this context, Baugh clarifies how the EC happened, and why.

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REVIEWS
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Language in Society , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 2001 , pp. 659 - 662
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2001 Cambridge University Press

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