Speak Ebonics? DEA is looking for translators

Speak Ebonics? DEA is looking for translators

Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:42:18 PM · t · 22 replies

Chicago Tribune ^ | August 29, 2010 | Clarence Page

Speak Ebonics? You may have a future at the Drug Enforcement
Administration. Yes, academics and culture warriors may argue
endlessly over the merits of "black English" as a subject to be taught
or whether it is a separate language. But the DEA has little doubt
about its usefulness. The federal agency has put out a request for
linguists who are fluent in "Ebonics."

On 29/08/2010 23:50, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:
Speak Ebonics? DEA is looking for translators

Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:42:18 PM · t · 22 replies

Chicago Tribune ^ | August 29, 2010 | Clarence Page

Speak Ebonics? You may have a future at the Drug Enforcement
Administration. Yes, academics and culture warriors may argue
endlessly over the merits of "black English" as a subject to be taught
or whether it is a separate language. But the DEA has little doubt
about its usefulness. The federal agency has put out a request for
linguists who are fluent in "Ebonics."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin

"A pidgin (pronounced /ˈpɪdʒɪn/) language is a simplified language that
develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do
not have a language in common. It is most commonly employed in
situations such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different
from the language of the country in which they reside (but where there
is no common language between the groups). Fundamentally, a pidgin is a
simplified means of linguistic communication, as is constructed
impromptu, or by convention, between groups of people. A pidgin is not
the native language of any speech community, but is instead learned as a
second language.[1][2] A pidgin may be built from words, sounds, or
body language from multiple other languages and cultures. Pidgins
usually have low prestige with respect to other languages.[3]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patois

"Patois (English pronunciation: /ˈpætwɑ�/, pl. /ˈpætwɑ�z/[1][2]) is any
language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not
formally defined in linguistics. It can refer to pidgins, creoles,
dialects, and other forms of native or local speech, but not commonly to
jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of cant. Class
distinctions are embedded in the term, drawn between those who speak
patois and those who speak the standard or dominant language used in
literature and public speaking, i.e., the "acrolect"."

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show

the most common perversion of the English language is the hillbilly version,
and
explains why nobody can understand the stupid *******s and why they are
stupid *******s to begin with,
they don't understand English yall

you see when god was passing out brains they thought he said trains and they
said they didn't need any because they weren't goin nowhere


LOL,

and it's still true 4000 years later





"Dirk Bruere at NeoPax" wrote in message
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On 29/08/2010 23:50, O'Donovan, PJ, Himself wrote:
Speak Ebonics? DEA is looking for translators

Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:42:18 PM · t · 22 replies

Chicago Tribune ^ | August 29, 2010 | Clarence Page

Speak Ebonics? You may have a future at the Drug Enforcement
Administration. Yes, academics and culture warriors may argue
endlessly over the merits of "black English" as a subject to be taught
or whether it is a separate language. But the DEA has little doubt
about its usefulness. The federal agency has put out a request for
linguists who are fluent in "Ebonics."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin

"A pidgin (pronounced /'p?d??n/) language is a simplified language that
develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do
not have a language in common. It is most commonly employed in situations
such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different from the
language of the country in which they reside (but where there is no common
language between the groups). Fundamentally, a pidgin is a simplified
means of linguistic communication, as is constructed impromptu, or by
convention, between groups of people. A pidgin is not the native language
of any speech community, but is instead learned as a second
language.[1][2] A pidgin may be built from words, sounds, or body
language from multiple other languages and cultures. Pidgins usually have
low prestige with respect to other languages.[3]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patois

"Patois (English pronunciation: /'pætw??/, pl. /'pætw??z/[1][2]) is any
language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not formally
defined in linguistics. It can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects, and
other forms of native or local speech, but not commonly to jargon or
slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of cant. Class distinctions are
embedded in the term, drawn between those who speak patois and those who
speak the standard or dominant language used in literature and public
speaking, i.e., the "acrolect"."

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show

I just watched post-game interviews with a couple of Black NFL
players. "You knows"?
Painfull.

On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:50:34 -0700 (PDT), "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself"
wrote:

Speak Ebonics? DEA is looking for translators

Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:42:18 PM · t · 22 replies

Chicago Tribune ^ | August 29, 2010 | Clarence Page

Speak Ebonics? You may have a future at the Drug Enforcement
Administration. Yes, academics and culture warriors may argue
endlessly over the merits of "black English" as a subject to be taught
or whether it is a separate language. But the DEA has little doubt
about its usefulness. The federal agency has put out a request for
linguists who are fluent in "Ebonics."

When I first saw this I thought it was ridiculous but it isn't. They
need to know what the drug dealers and criminals are saying on
wiretaps.

Brian wrote:
On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:50:34 -0700 (PDT), "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself"
wrote:

Speak Ebonics? DEA is looking for translators

Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:42:18 PM · t · 22 replies

Chicago Tribune ^ | August 29, 2010 | Clarence Page

Speak Ebonics? You may have a future at the Drug Enforcement
Administration. Yes, academics and culture warriors may argue
endlessly over the merits of "black English" as a subject to be taught
or whether it is a separate language. But the DEA has little doubt
about its usefulness. The federal agency has put out a request for
linguists who are fluent in "Ebonics."

When I first saw this I thought it was ridiculous but it isn't. They
need to know what the drug dealers and criminals are saying on
wiretaps.

The name "Ebonics" is what is ridiculous.

"GlennR" wrote in message
...
the most common perversion of the English language is the hillbilly
version, and
explains why nobody can understand the stupid *******s and why they are
stupid *******s to begin with,
they don't understand English yall

you see when god was passing out brains they thought he said trains and
they
said they didn't need any because they weren't goin nowhere


LOL,

What about people who laugh at their own jokes?


and it's still true 4000 years later

4000 years later than what?

Brian wrote:
On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:50:34 -0700 (PDT), "O'Donovan, PJ, Himself"
wrote:

Speak Ebonics? DEA is looking for translators

Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:42:18 PM · t · 22 replies

Chicago Tribune ^ | August 29, 2010 | Clarence Page

Speak Ebonics? You may have a future at the Drug Enforcement
Administration. Yes, academics and culture warriors may argue
endlessly over the merits of "black English" as a subject to be taught
or whether it is a separate language. But the DEA has little doubt
about its usefulness. The federal agency has put out a request for
linguists who are fluent in "Ebonics."

When I first saw this I thought it was ridiculous but it isn't. They
need to know what the drug dealers and criminals are saying on
wiretaps.

Ah yes... I saw that series.

"DVH" wrote in message
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"GlennR" wrote in message
...
the most common perversion of the English language is the hillbilly
version, and
explains why nobody can understand the stupid *******s and why they are
stupid *******s to begin with,
they don't understand English yall

you see when god was passing out brains they thought he said trains and
they
said they didn't need any because they weren't goin nowhere


LOL,

What about people who laugh at their own jokes?


and it's still true 4000 years later

4000 years later than what?


yall see what I mean about chronic ignorance and stupidity,

thanks for proving my point so quickly, yall bein a good gomer boy there


LMAO,

the boy doesn't even understand the point, it whizzed right by that empty
head