A job for Kobe24Jets?

32green · 08-23-2010, 12:53 PM

[SIZE="5"][B]Justice Department Seeks Ebonics Experts[/B][/SIZE]DEA wants “Black English” linguists to decipher bugged calls

-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. The 114 languages are divided between “common languages” and “exotic languages.” Ebonics is listed as a “common language” spoken solely in the United States.

Ebonics has widely been described as a nonstandard variant of English spoken largely by African Americans. John R. Rickford, a Stanford University professor of linguistics, has described it as “Black English” and noted that “Ebonics pronunciation includes features like the omission of the final consonant in words like ‘past’ (pas’ ) and ‘hand’ (han’), the pronunciation of the th in ‘bath’ as t (bat) or f (baf), and the pronunciation of the vowel in words like ‘my’ and ‘ride’ as a long ah (mah, rahd).” “:eek: [B][I]Really? REALLY?[/I][/B]
Detractors reject the notion that Ebonics is a dialect, instead considering it a bastardization of the English language.

The Department of Justice RFP does not, of course, address questions of vernacular, dialect, or linguistic merit. It simply sought proposals covering the award of separate linguist contracts for seven DEA regions. The agency spends about $70 million annually on linguistic service programs, according to contract records.

In addition to the nine Ebonics experts, the DEA’s Atlanta office also requires linguists for eight other languages, including Spanish (144 linguists needed); Vietnamese (12); Korean (9); Farsi (9); and Jamaican patois (4). The Atlanta field division, one of the DEA’s busiest, is the only office seeking linguists well-versed in Ebonics. Overall, the “majority of DEA’s language requirements will be for Spanish originating in Central and South America and the Caribbean,” according to one contract document.

The Department of Justice RFP includes a detailed description of the crucial role a linguist can play in narcotics investigations. They are responsible for listening to “oral intercepts in English and foreign languages,” from which they provide verbal and typed summaries. “Subsequently, all pertinent calls identified by the supervising law enforcement officer will be transcribed verbatim in the required federal or state format,” the RFP notes.

Additionally, while “technology plays a major role in the DEA’s efforts, much of its success is increasingly dependent upon rapid and meticulous understanding of foreign languages used in conversations by speakers of languages other than English and in the translation, transcription and preparation of written documents.” (11 pages).
[url]http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/justice-department-seeks-ebonics-experts[/url]
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Gotta love the Feds...I can just imagine the type of Agent that would throw his headphones to the ground in confusion upon hearing "I need a baf".

Word is next up will be the search for A southie speakah to help nab Whitey Bulgah.

"G0d damnit...what is this Bulgah they speak of?"

Jets Things · 08-23-2010, 01:05 PM

-real talk-

acepepe · 08-23-2010, 01:09 PM

32, Yo dred be the suck, go taka baf!

AFCEastFan · 08-23-2010, 01:14 PM

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Timmy® · 08-23-2010, 01:27 PM

[url]

32green · 08-23-2010, 01:32 PM

[QUOTE=Timmy®;3695054][url]

Timmy® · 08-23-2010, 01:35 PM

[QUOTE=32green;3695062]click.

click click.

click click click click.

yea yea

click cllick click click click[/QUOTE]

he didn't get frazzled. kept calm

get paid

get paid

jetstream23 · 08-23-2010, 02:02 PM

Interestingly, the population that speaks ebonics or "black english" is half white. It's not a race thing, it's just a -realtalk- thing!

Untouchable · 08-23-2010, 02:52 PM

[QUOTE=Timmy®;3695054][url]

cr726 · 08-24-2010, 08:45 PM

Wow.

Timmy® · 08-24-2010, 08:49 PM

[QUOTE=cr726;3697839]Wow.[/QUOTE]

what?

the muskrat pellet on Green's head?

32green · 08-24-2010, 09:10 PM

[QUOTE=Timmy®;3697846]what?

the muskrat pellet on Green's head?[/QUOTE]

No, my 5' 1" stature.

He's an observant, boy howdee.

FF2® · 08-24-2010, 09:17 PM

get paid get paid get paid get paid get paid

cr726 · 08-25-2010, 08:16 PM

[QUOTE=32green;3697915]No, my 5' 1" stature.

He's an observant, boy howdee.[/QUOTE]

You are awesome!

Jets Things · 08-25-2010, 08:18 PM

[QUOTE=cr726;3700152]You are awesome![/QUOTE]

Who, 32? Guy's a chimp with hair plugs.

cr726 · 08-25-2010, 08:21 PM

[QUOTE=Jets Things;3700156]Who, 32? Guy's a chimp with hair plugs.[/QUOTE]

What are you a stalker??????????????????

IM3 · 08-25-2010, 08:23 PM

Where has kobe been?

Green&White51 · 08-25-2010, 08:25 PM

holla at me if ya got dem stacks!!!!

32green · 08-25-2010, 09:44 PM

[QUOTE=Jets Things;3700156]Who, 32? Guy's a chimp with hair plugs.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=cr726;3700165]What are you a stalker??????????????????[/QUOTE]

Just a casual review of his browser history shows ooompaloooompa in google images after 2/3 of the hair-plugged chimps posts. Thats not the norm.

:dunno:

Jets Things · 08-25-2010, 09:50 PM

[QUOTE=32green;3700304]Just a casual review of his browser history shows ooompaloooompa in google images after 2/3 of the hair-plugged chimps posts. Thats not the norm.

:dunno:[/QUOTE]

:FBI computer spits out another few pages:

08-23-2010, 12:53 PM	#1
32green neerg23 Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,715	A job for Kobe24Jets? [SIZE="5"][B]Justice Department Seeks Ebonics Experts[/B][/SIZE]DEA wants “Black English” linguists to decipher bugged calls -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. The 114 languages are divided between “common languages” and “exotic languages.” Ebonics is listed as a “common language” spoken solely in the United States. Ebonics has widely been described as a nonstandard variant of English spoken largely by African Americans. John R. Rickford, a Stanford University professor of linguistics, has described it as “Black English” and noted that “Ebonics pronunciation includes features like the omission of the final consonant in words like ‘past’ (pas’ ) and ‘hand’ (han’), the pronunciation of the th in ‘bath’ as t (bat) or f (baf), and the pronunciation of the vowel in words like ‘my’ and ‘ride’ as a long ah (mah, rahd).” “:eek: [B][I]Really? REALLY?[/I][/B] Detractors reject the notion that Ebonics is a dialect, instead considering it a bastardization of the English language. The Department of Justice RFP does not, of course, address questions of vernacular, dialect, or linguistic merit. It simply sought proposals covering the award of separate linguist contracts for seven DEA regions. The agency spends about $70 million annually on linguistic service programs, according to contract records. In addition to the nine Ebonics experts, the DEA’s Atlanta office also requires linguists for eight other languages, including Spanish (144 linguists needed); Vietnamese (12); Korean (9); Farsi (9); and Jamaican patois (4). The Atlanta field division, one of the DEA’s busiest, is the only office seeking linguists well-versed in Ebonics. Overall, the “majority of DEA’s language requirements will be for Spanish originating in Central and South America and the Caribbean,” according to one contract document. The Department of Justice RFP includes a detailed description of the crucial role a linguist can play in narcotics investigations. They are responsible for listening to “oral intercepts in English and foreign languages,” from which they provide verbal and typed summaries. “Subsequently, all pertinent calls identified by the supervising law enforcement officer will be transcribed verbatim in the required federal or state format,” the RFP notes. Additionally, while “technology plays a major role in the DEA’s efforts, much of its success is increasingly dependent upon rapid and meticulous understanding of foreign languages used in conversations by speakers of languages other than English and in the translation, transcription and preparation of written documents.” (11 pages). [url]http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/justice-department-seeks-ebonics-experts[/url] ___________________________________________________________ Gotta love the Feds...I can just imagine the type of Agent that would throw his headphones to the ground in confusion upon hearing "I need a baf". Word is next up will be the search for A southie speakah to help nab Whitey Bulgah. "G0d damnit...what is this Bulgah they speak of?" Last edited by 32green; 08-23-2010 at 12:56 PM.

08-23-2010, 01:05 PM	#2
Jets Things All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Posts: 9,484	-real talk-

08-23-2010, 01:09 PM	#3
acepepe WHY HAS THIS PEACE LOVING MONK RESORTED TO HAVING TO CARRY A GUN??? All League Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,499	32, Yo dred be the suck, go taka baf!

08-23-2010, 01:14 PM	#4
AFCEastFan Money now -- and a lot more when I get into that office. You can take that to the bank. All League Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,066	[url]

08-23-2010, 01:27 PM	#5
Timmy® JI's own Reverend Jim. Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 23,694	[url]

08-23-2010, 01:32 PM	#6
32green neerg23 Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,715	[QUOTE=Timmy®;3695054][url]

08-23-2010, 01:35 PM	#7
Timmy® JI's own Reverend Jim. Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 23,694	[QUOTE=32green;3695062]click. click click. click click click click. yea yea click cllick click click click[/QUOTE] he didn't get frazzled. kept calm get paid get paid

08-23-2010, 02:02 PM	#8
jetstream23 recovering from turf toe Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ (New Jets Stadium Section 246) Posts: 31,717	Interestingly, the population that speaks ebonics or "black english" is half white. It's not a race thing, it's just a -realtalk- thing!

08-23-2010, 02:52 PM	#9
Untouchable Big whoop, wanna fight about it? Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,473	[QUOTE=Timmy®;3695054][url]

08-24-2010, 08:45 PM	#10
cr726 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,537	Wow.

08-24-2010, 08:49 PM	#11
Timmy® JI's own Reverend Jim. Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 23,694	[QUOTE=cr726;3697839]Wow.[/QUOTE] what? the muskrat pellet on Green's head?

08-24-2010, 09:10 PM	#12
32green neerg23 Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,715	[QUOTE=Timmy®;3697846]what? the muskrat pellet on Green's head?[/QUOTE] No, my 5' 1" stature. He's an observant, boy howdee.

08-24-2010, 09:17 PM	#13
FF2® Believes Sloppy Guy was involved JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 46,619	get paid get paid get paid get paid get paid

08-25-2010, 08:16 PM	#14
cr726 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,537	[QUOTE=32green;3697915]No, my 5' 1" stature. He's an observant, boy howdee.[/QUOTE] You are awesome!

08-25-2010, 08:18 PM	#15
Jets Things All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Posts: 9,484	[QUOTE=cr726;3700152]You are awesome![/QUOTE] Who, 32? Guy's a chimp with hair plugs.

08-25-2010, 08:21 PM	#16
cr726 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,537	[QUOTE=Jets Things;3700156]Who, 32? Guy's a chimp with hair plugs.[/QUOTE] What are you a stalker??????????????????

08-25-2010, 08:23 PM	#17
IM3 SMH Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,491	Where has kobe been?

08-25-2010, 08:25 PM	#18
Green&White51 All League Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,174	holla at me if ya got dem stacks!!!!

08-25-2010, 09:44 PM	#19
32green neerg23 Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,715	[QUOTE=Jets Things;3700156]Who, 32? Guy's a chimp with hair plugs.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=cr726;3700165]What are you a stalker??????????????????[/QUOTE] Just a casual review of his browser history shows ooompaloooompa in google images after 2/3 of the hair-plugged chimps posts. Thats not the norm. :dunno:

08-25-2010, 09:50 PM	#20
Jets Things All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Posts: 9,484	[QUOTE=32green;3700304]Just a casual review of his browser history shows ooompaloooompa in google images after 2/3 of the hair-plugged chimps posts. Thats not the norm. :dunno:[/QUOTE] :FBI computer spits out another few pages: