Ebonics is a dialect spoken by slave descendants who live in many countries and do n't speak just English , he said . NEW : Linguistic Society says is a valid dialect . It is ` ` a language that we have a preference for , '' DEA says . Ebonics became controversial with a 1996 public library proposal . The DEA is seeking translators in 114 schools .
NEW : Linguistic Society says is a valid dialect . It is ` ` a language that we have a preference for , '' DEA says . Ebonics became controversial with a 1996 public library proposal . The DEA is seeking translators in 114 schools .