Ebonics, also called African American Vernacular English (AAVE), formerly Black English Vernacular (BEV), dialect of American English spoken by a large proportion of African Americans. ... Ebonics is a vernacular form of American English used in the home or for day-to-day communication rather than for formal occasions.

Is Ebonics an official language?

school board inspired nationwide debate with its endorsement of Ebonics as a separate language. ... 18, when the Oakland, Cal., School Board unanimously passed a resolution declaring Ebonics to be the "genetically-based" language of its African American students, not a dialect of English.

Is Ebonics grammatically correct?

Ebonics, differs grammatically from other forms of English. ... First, it is a distinct "subsystem" of English with "phonological and syntactic rules" that correspond to rules of other dialects. Also, current forms of shows evidence of Creole close to Caribbean Creole.