Ebonics : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics Yes, you can make a pretty good guess because of intonations, glottal stops

Ebonics : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics Yes, you can make a pretty good guess because of intonations, glottal stops, timing, and etc. They're generally tied with the communities (for example, I'm Asian, and though I have spoken English my entire life, people can still tell by the slight off-ness of my accent)