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...Dillard readily admits that one of the largest obstacles in teaching Black English is the lack of materials on the dialect. A comprehensive work laying out all the grammatical rules for Black English in addition to examining its vocabulary has yet to be written. Although Dillard's work contains a brief look at the grammar of Black English and an appendix on the pronunciation of the dialect, it is not sufficient. Though scholarly and well-written, the book is more a historical-sociological survey that a linguistics text. More work is needed in the field. Certainly a standard text...
...Dillard gives many good examples...
...school-teacher reported to Dillard that one of her pupils asked her. "Mrs. Smith is I'm failin' English?" The teacher was shocked at what she thought was the child's poor language usage and stupidity. But Dillard explains...
...Dillard and increasingly more educators are proposing as a remedy to this dilemna that teachers of black children be varied in Black English. Black children would be taught the principles of reading in Black English and would learn Standard English as a second language, much like Spanish-speaking children...
...Dillard explains...