Talk:John Ogbu

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One contribution of Prof. John Ogbu is his well tested theories which provide useful conceptual tool for postgraduate theses and dissertations. 147.8.108.90 06:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)MZ

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:John Ogbu.jpg

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[edit] African American Vernacular English

The Oakland statement on the "genetic base" of AAVE draws from terminology that linguists use to describe the evolution of language, showing salient features inherited from an ancestral language, not the biology of the speakers themselves. Spanish, for example, derives genetically from vernacular Latin, and has nothing to do with the biology of Spanish speakers. AAVE derives genetically from various West African languages, and has nothing to do with the biology of AAVE speakers. The article should be careful in quoting specialized language that differs from its everyday, and loaded, use. Kemet 01:28, 8 April 2008 (UTC)