Reconmendations

I would recommend for further research that I record the age and race of the person who is being served. This could give more information about what type of people speak Ebonics today. What needs to be researched more in-depth is the age and ethnicity of people that speak Ebonics.

Conclusions

I think that based on my research I can conclude that most students at Decatur High have heard, read, or spoken Ebonics more or less. I can also conclude that 6 out of 10 people that speak Ebonics have ancestors from the slavery era in the South. I also found out that 8 out of 10 people that speak Ebonics speak it with their friends. I also found out that only 4 out of 11 people can understand Ebonics completely, and 10 out of 11 people are aware of Ebonics. 

Data

Interpretation of Data

From the data that I collected I found that 10 out of 11 people are aware of the English dialect of Ebonics. I think this means that most people in our school are exposed to Ebonics. 

Data

Data

Primary Research

My subjects for this survey will be students from Decatur High of all races. I will collect my data by handing out written questionnaire. This is my survey: 1. Are you aware of the English dialect of Ebonics? 2. How well can you comprehend Ebonics when it is spoken? 3. How often do you use this dialect? 4. If you do speak Ebonics who are some of the types of people you talk to using Ebonics? 5. Do you have any ancestors that you are aware of that lived in the slavery era in the South?

My Research Plan

My plan to get answers for this question is to research the topic by using my article to find out exactly how the dialect of Ebonics was created and who it came from. I hope to use the article that I found to find most if my information, but I might do some additional research on the internet if I can't find all the information I need in my article. I might try to find someone in the school that knows something about Ebonics, like Ms. Williams maybe.

My Research Question

Where did the English dialect of Ebonics come from and who spoke it?

My Research Goal

My research goal for this project is to learn more about African-American Vernacular English and where it originated.

My Language Beliefs

I believe that language is a very important thing to know about. If we did not have language we would not be able to communicate with each other. I think the better you are at speaking a language and communicating with people the more power you have and more people will respect you. I also think that by using different types of languages in different tones of voice you can get your point across, just like Ms. Williams explained to us about using ebonics when she is disciplining kids and using proper english when she needs to.