Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:14:26 -0500

From: "Salikoko S. Mufwene" s-mufwene[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UCHICAGO.EDU

Subject: Ebonics on TV-38 in the Chicago area



If you are in the Chicago area, tonight, at 9:00PM, TV-38 (the Christian

channel) will air again a panel discussion that I had this morning

(11:00AM) with some educators on Ebonics in the classroom. It is

interesting to hear what teachers think, in contradistinction with (other)

lay persons that called in and sided with linguists. The panel was all

black (not counting the host) and there are noteworthy differences among us

on the subject matter.



Also, if you have access to the Chicago street people's paper

STREETWISE, you should buy this week's issue. It has the best article I

have read so far in the media on Ebonics. It represents voices/opinions of

the lay people who speak it. Here too, speakers' views are in contrast with

those of some teachers.



Sali.



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University of Chicago 773-702-8531; FAX 773-834-0924

Department of Linguistics

1010 East 59th Street

Chicago, IL 60637

http://humanities.uchicago.edu/humanities/linguistics/faculty/mufwene.html

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