Posted on 08/23/2010 6:03:29 AM PDT by massmike
The Department of Justice is seeking to hire linguists fluent in Ebonics to help monitor, translate, and transcribe the secretly recorded conversations of subjects of narcotics investigations, according to federal records.
A maximum of nine Ebonics experts will work with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta field division, where the linguists, after obtaining a “DEA Sensitive” security clearance, will help investigators decipher the results of “telephonic monitoring of court ordered nonconsensual intercepts, consensual listening devices, and other media”
The DEA’s need for full-time linguists specializing in Ebonics is detailed in bid documents related to the agency’s mid-May issuance of a request for proposal (RFP) covering the provision of as many as 2100 linguists for the drug agency’s various field offices. Answers to the proposal were due from contractors on July 29.
In contract documents, which are excerpted here, Ebonics is listed among 114 languages for which prospective contractors must be able to provide linguists
(Excerpt) Read more at thesmokinggun.com ...
And while you’re at it, get some for spanglish for those drug cartels. LOL—I guess this is part of obamas’ job program.
So...
who gets the unenviable job of typing the subtitles?
Indeed. Largely because the purpose of a standard language is mutual intelligibility while the purpose of street slang/an ethnolect is to minimize intelligibility for those outside the group.
Muchelle would be a good start to head up this group.
One of the WHITE cops in my hometown wrote up a list of street words (ebonics). Some black cop had him fired for insenitivity, prejudice and....you know the drill. He was never reinstated.
This proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS RACIST!
/s
Bat babe, slide uh piece uh da porta drink side run the java.
I could dig on chompin on some butta greens from da garden.
I ba-being a ubontics expert, I ba can speak a da it wellba.
48 posts, and not one person, yet, has asked if this satire from The Onion....
I guess ‘reality’ has finally outstripped satire.....
He still needed subtitles like this other character.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-blmfHoAGU&feature=related
Mr. ebonics translator, please conjugate the verb “be”.
Ebonics translator: He be, she be, they be, we be!
I've told this on F.R. before, it is seared, seared I tell you, in my memory:
In the late 70s, Chicago school teachers were on strike. I was watching the news and one of the picketers was being interviewed. The reporter asked her what she did at the school and her reply was, "I teaches English".
They ought to be able to find many fluent people in D.C.
I chuckle every time I see that too.
It;s like it literally is “a different language”.
The only Ebonics I know I learned from that movie:
“Sheeet” = “Golly”
In other words... increase the affirmative action hiring and lower the standards. Nowaimsayen? Foreeldo.
Snicker...
10160021JA: Linguist II - Ebonics (Atlanta) *Contingent*
Work Location Georgia
Position Schedule Regular, Full Time
Clearance Background Check
Recruiter's eMail cfsrecruiting@chenegafederal.com
Job Responsibilities
CHENEGA FEDERAL SYSTEMS, LLC.
Company Job Title: Ebonics Linguist II *Contingent* Chenega Job Title: Linguist II Clearance: Ability to pass an extensive background check Location: Atlanta, GA Reports To: Program Manager FLSA Status: Exempt Prepared Date: 05/17/2010 Approved Date: 05/17/2010
Summary:
Provide general linguistic support during interviews, meetings, and conferences. These positions are contingent upon contract award.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
• Monitor, translate, transcribe, interpret, perform quality control, and execute validating services. Linguists shall be responsible for monitoring varying numbers of communications intercepts during any given shift. • Provide reliable and accurate transcriptions, translations, or interceptions and/or summaries of source materials or intercepts, into English. All linguists shall be capable of performing multi-functional duties; i.e., when not intercepting, the linguist shall transcribe or translate source materials/documents and/or perform quality control functions on documents/materials completed by other linguists. • Attend (at the Government’s expense) DEA-sponsored training pertaining to the operation and upgrade of specific equipment and software utilized by DEA. The equipment and software may include audio recording machines, computerized word processor/data management software and other pertinent equipment determined necessary by DEA. • Perform, as required, administrative duties related to tasks. Such duties may include but are not limited to placing log sheets, line sheets, duplicating tapes and/or summaries into binders, copying and stapling related paperwork, and labeling storage boxes. • Attend minimization briefings conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA. • Understand and comply with Court regulations concerning minimization procedures. • Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
I’m pretty sure that grammar is incorrect.
It’s, “I be teachin’ English.”
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