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PRONUNCIATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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African-American Vernacular English is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

African American Vernacular English

African American Vernacular English —also called African American English; less precisely Black English, Black Vernacular, Black English Vernacular, or Black Vernacular English —is a variety of American English, most commonly spoken by urban working-class and largely bi-dialectal middle-class African Americans. Non-linguists sometimes call it Ebonics. It shares parts of its grammar and phonology with Southern American English, which is spoken by many people in the United States. Several creolists, including William Stewart, John Dillard, and John Rickford, argue that AAVE shares so many characteristics with African creole dialects spoken in much of the world that AAVE itself is a creole, while others maintain that there are no significant parallels. As with all linguistic forms, its usage is influenced by age, status, topic, and setting. There are many literary uses of this variety of English, particularly in African-American literature.

Definition of African-American Vernacular English in the English dictionary

The definition of African-American Vernacular English in the dictionary is a dialect of English typically spoken by working-class African-Americans AAVE Also called: ebonics.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH

African marigold
African National Congress
African potato
African sleeping sickness
African swine fever
African time
African Union
African violet
African wild dog
African-American
African-Canadian
African-Caribbean
Africana
Africander
Africanisation
Africanise
Africanism
Africanist
Africanization
Africanize

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH

American English
basic English
Canadian English
Chinglish
Dalglish
Early English
English
half-English
Hinglish
King´s English
Middle English
Modern English
Old English
Oxford English
pidgin English
polish
queen´s English
Singlish
Spanglish
Standard English
the English

Synonyms and antonyms of African-American Vernacular English in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «African-American Vernacular English» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH

Find out the translation of African-American Vernacular English to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of African-American Vernacular English from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «African-American Vernacular English» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非洲裔美国黑人英语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Afroamericana vernácula Inglés
570 millions of speakers

English

African-American Vernacular English
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अफ्रीकी मूल के अमेरिकी स्थानीय भाषा अंग्रेजी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأفريقية الأمريكية العامية الإنجليزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Афро-американский Народные английский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Africano-Americano Vernacular Inglês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আফ্রিকান-আমেরিকান ভার্নাকুলার ইংরেজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Afro-américain vernaculaire anglais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afrika-Amerika Bahasa Inggeris Vernakular
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

African-American Lokaler Englisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフリカ系アメリカ人のヴァナキュラー英語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아프리카 계 미국인 특유의 영어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bahasa Inggris Afrika-Amerika Vernacular
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Người Mỹ gốc Phi bản xứ tiếng Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்பிரிக்க அமெரிக்கன் வெர்னாகலர் ஆங்கிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आफ्रिकन-अमेरिकन भाषिक इंग्रजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Afro-Amerikan Edebiyatı English
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Afro - americano vernacolare inglese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

African-American Vernacular angielski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Афро - американський Народні англійська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

African - american vernaculare engleză
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

African - American Vernacular English
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Afro-Amerikaanse Omgangstaal Engels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

African-American Vernacular engelska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

African-American vernacular engelsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of African-American Vernacular English

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH»

The term «African-American Vernacular English» is normally little used and occupies the 148.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «African-American Vernacular English» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «African-American Vernacular English» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about African-American Vernacular English

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH»

Discover the use of African-American Vernacular English in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to African-American Vernacular English and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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African American Vernacular English: Features, Evolution, ...
In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been ...
John R. Rickford, 1999
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African American Vernacular English
It has variously been called Non-Standard Negro English, Negro Dialect, Black English Vernacular, Black English, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Ebonics, etc.
Ismail Durgut, 2009
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African American Vernacular English - Origins and Features
AAVE is a language that I hear every day through the music I hear and the Internet I use. This was the main reason that I chose to learn more about AAVE. Many people think AAVE is the same as Standard American English but this is not true.
Haider Madhloum, 2011
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African American Vernacular English
African American Vernacular English or AAVE, which is also variously labelled ‘African American English’, ‘Black English’, ‘Black Vernacular English’ or ‘Ebonics’, is the non-standard variety of English spoken by many ...
Desirée Kuthe, 2007
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African American Vernacular English
The subject of this paper is the variety African American Vernacular English (AAVE) formerly known as Black English Vernacular among linguists and often called Ebonics in the media.
Janna Falkenstein, 2007
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African American Literacies Unleashed: Vernacular English ...
Providing strategies for unlearning racism in the classroom and changing the status quo, this volume stresses the development and maintenance of a real sense of teaching efficacy—teachers’ beliefs in their abilities to connect with and ...
Arnetha F. Ball, Ted Lardner, 2005
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African American Vernacular English in Contemporary Music: A ...
This thesis investigates the use of African American Vernacular English in contemporary music.
Agathe Glatz, 2012
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Language in the Inner City: Studies in the Black English ...
"Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning.
William Labov, 1972
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African-American Vernacular English Within American 'Gangsta ...
The given text shall give a short overview about the origin and different theories on AAVE first and will further on primarily adapt the characteristic linguistic features L. Green and Wolfram & Schilling-Estes worked out and apply them to ...
Jan Skordos, 2011
10
African American Vernacular English
Nevertheless there exist different opinions concerning as well? Its the origin and the status it has. So, in this essay I am going to deal with Black American English and its specific features and differences to Standard English.
Inga Walte, Irina Wamsler, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFRICAN-AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term African-American Vernacular English is used in the context of the following news items.
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No thanx, say Scrabble traditionalists
... that prescriptive language rules stigmatize those who speak differently — for example, people who use African-American vernacular English. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
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Additions to Scrabble dictionary make a point about language
... that prescriptive language rules stigmatize those who speak differently — for example, people who use African-American Vernacular English. «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
3
Ridic? Obvs, LOLZ!
... that prescriptive language rules stigmatize those who speak differently -- for example, people who use African-American Vernacular English. «Winnipeg Free Press, May 15»
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Scrabble purists say no thanx to new words
... that prescriptive language rules stigmatize those who speak differently — for example, people who use African-American vernacular English. «Toronto Star, May 15»
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Phoenix Author Kevin Wayne Williams on How The Walking Dead …
After a failed first attempt, Williams spent a solid four months researching and practicing African-American Vernacular English, also drawing ... «Phoenix New Times, Apr 15»
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Hunger Games for Grown-Ups
She started researching African-American vernacular English and immediately thought, “That's great, that's beautiful, that's fantastic.” Newman ... «Daily Beast, Mar 15»
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Love Her or Hate Her, Iggy Azalea Made Race the Biggest Issue of …
... voice that imitates how many black Southerners speak and also employs African-American Vernacular English. It's been dubbed a "blaccent," ... «Mic, Dec 14»
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TIME issues non-apology for putting 'feminist' on its list of words to ban
While TIME is doling out the apologies, they might want to also apologize for the large amount of African-American Vernacular English included ... «Death and Taxes, Nov 14»
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Jamelle Bouie: 'Talking white' at home vs. 'talking white' at the office
At the time, linguists protested the criticism, noting the extent to which Ebonics — officially known as African-American Vernacular English — is ... «Dallas Morning News, Oct 14»
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Home / Perspective / Holding your tongue: dialects of power
Linguists know it as African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). Further into the video she continues 'I don't know how we got to a place ... «Honi Soit, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. African-American Vernacular English [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/african-american-vernacular-english>. Apr 2024 ».
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