Questão 95 - ENEM PPL 2° Dia 2012

Ebonics 

The word ebonics is made up of two words. Ebony,  which means black and phonics, which refers to sound.  It is a systematic rule–governed natural speech that is  consistent as any other language in sentence structure.  This is referred to as syntax. What makes this speech  pattern uniquely different to “so called" American Standard  English is its verb tense or lack of it. An example of this  can be seen in the sentence, “He is sick today". This same  sentence translated in ebonics would read, “He sick today".  As you can see the verb has been omitted. However, this  speech pattern is consistently used. Major controversy  has arisen whether or not ebonics is a separate language  or simply a dialect. In doing my research, I have found that  most linguists take the position that ebonics is a dialect.  What distinguishes dialect from language is that in dialect  two speakers share most or some of the same vocabulary  and is recognizable and understandable. In contrast,  separate languages are present only when the inability to  communicate verbally occurs.

A linguística é a ciência que se interessa pela linguagem humana em seus mais diferentes aspectos, e assim nos ajuda a pensar sobre a diversidade cultural e linguística. Nesse texto, a questão da diversidade linguística é discutida por meio