{"product_id":"pan-african-language-systems-ebonics-african-oral-heritage-by-katherine-j-harris","title":"\"Pan-African Language Systems: Ebonics \u0026 African Oral Heritage\" by Katherine J. Harris","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKARNAK LINGUISTICS\/AFRICAN STUDIES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe Ebonics debate on language is linked to African cultural. heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eDefenders of slavery denied that captives had one. Generations born in the US had never stepped foot in their ancestral home., But Africans transported in the 16oos through I8005 knew of their families and traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe Ebonics issue has a long history. The discourse is entwined with the public policy. on education and, in particular, bilingual instruction. Scholarly inquiry, moreover, requires careful analysis of African languages and the ways in which they have and have not merged with American English. Examples are offered of Africans who arrived on these shores with a rich linguistic tradition. This book also explores several related issues, probing expressions, names, vocabulary, lyrics and grammatical structures in African American speech to unravel what might not and what might remain of those ancestral African communication patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKATHERINE J. HARRIS received her Ph.D. in History from Cornell University and is Assoc. Professor of African Studies at Central Connecticut State University, USA. Ms Harris has also studied African languages and French.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kemetic Science Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52751361048805,"sku":null,"price":28.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0048\/1941\/9225\/files\/d9e511a4-b2c4-4ca1-99be-0462844915ec.jpg?v=1788297746","url":"https:\/\/kemeticscienceinstitute.com\/products\/pan-african-language-systems-ebonics-african-oral-heritage-by-katherine-j-harris","provider":"Kemetic Science Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}