dialect in novels

[Matthew Gordon]

My usage of "mock Ebonics" was probably influenced by the interesting Journal of
Sociolinguistics article that appeared a while back.
    Ronkin, Maggie & Helen E. Karn (1999) Mock Ebonics: Linguistic racism in
parodies of Ebonics on the Internet, Journal of Sociolinguistics, 3.3: 360-80.

"James A. Landau" wrote:

> In a message dated 2/22/01 11:42:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> GordonMJ at MISSOURI.EDU writes:
>
> << The late Chicago columnist, Mike Royko did at least one piece written in
>  a mock Ebonics style.  >>
>
> Why is there an "s" on "Ebonics"?  AAVE is a single dialect (as far as I
> know) of English, a rather major dialect in fact, and its regional or other
> variations are minor compared to the similarites among AAVE in say California
> and New York.  Hence it should be referred to as "Ebonic" rather than
> "Ebonics".
>
>           - Jim Landau
>             systems engineer
>             FAA Technical Center (ACT-350/BCI)
>             Atlantic City Airport NJ 08405 USA