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Out of the Mouths of Slaves: African American Language and Educational Malpractice by John Baugh (Paperback, 1999)

Winner, A Choice Outstanding Academic Book When the Oakland, California, school board called African American English Ebonics and claimed that it is not a black dialect or any dialect of English, they reignited a debate over language, race, and culture that reaches back to the era of slavery in the United States. In this book, John Baugh, an authority on African American English, sets new parameters for the debate by dissecting and challenging many of the prevailing myths about African American language and its place in American society. Baugh's inquiry ranges from the origins of African American English among slaves and their descendants to its recent adoption by standard English speakers of various races. Some of the topics he considers include practices and malpractices for educating language minority students, linguistic discrimination in the administration of justice, cross-cultural communication between Blacks and whites, and specific linguistic aspects of African American English. This detailed overview of the main points of debate about African American language will be important reading for both scholars and the concerned public.

Subject Area
Religious Sociology
Author
John Baugh
Publication Name
Out of the Mouths of Slaves: African American Language and Educational Malpractice
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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