Black English

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014552
- info:lc/authorities/sh85014552
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85014552#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- African American English
- American black dialect
- Ebonics
- Negro-English dialects
Broader Terms
- African Americans--Languages
- English language--United States
Narrower Terms
- Sea Islands Creole dialect
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb11938085m
Earlier Established Forms
- Negro-English dialects
Sources
- found: Washington Post, Dec. 25, 1996: p. A2 (black English, also known as Ebonics)
LC Classification
- PE3102.N4-PE3102.N48
Change Notes
- 2000-11-06: new
- 2000-12-01: revised

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