Directory of North American Black English Resources

This is the language of African-Americans in North America. It is also known as Ebonics.

Subcategories

African American Vernacular English

http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/aave.html
A general description of African American English (Ebonics), including examples of vocabulary, grammar, and phonology.
American Dialect Society: Links

http://www.americandialect.org/
A list of links to Web sources on Black English.
The Creole Origins of AAVE: Evidence from Copula Absence

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/papers/CreoleOriginsOfAAVE.html
A paper by John R. Rickford of Stanford University on African American Vernacular English.
Uncle Remus

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/remus/selections.html
Seven Uncle Remus tales are given with analysis and context.
Writings on the Ebonics Issue

http://www.stanford.edu/~rickford/ebonics/
A collection of John Rickford's writings on Ebonics.

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