AAVE

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AAVE is a distinct, rule-governed variety of English historically spoken by African Americans, characterized by unique grammatical, phonological, and lexical features.

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Label Occurrences
AAVE canonical 1

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Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
language variety
sociolect
variety of English
alsoKnownAs African American English
Black English
Black Vernacular English
Ebonics
differsFrom British Standard English
linked to: Standard English

Standard American English
linked to: American English
fullName African American Vernacular English
hasFeature absence of third-person singular -s in present tense
ain't as a negator
come as a remote or disapproving perfective marker
consonant cluster reduction
copula deletion
distinct grammar
distinct intonation patterns
distinct phonology
distinct vocabulary
done as a completive aspect marker
double negatives
final consonant devoicing
habitual be
invariant be for habitual aspect
lexical items such as bae
lexical items such as crib
lexical items such as finna
lexical items such as gonna
lexical items such as homie
lexical items such as lit
lexical items such as woke
lexical items such as y'all
lexical items such as yo
multiple negation
negative concord
use of stressed BIN to mark remote past
zero copula in certain contexts
hasHistoricalRootsIn contact between English and West African languages
the history of slavery in the United States
hasInfluenced American popular culture
linked to: American culture

hip hop lyrics
internet slang
historicallySpokenBy African Americans
linked to: Black Americans
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Standard American English
linked to: American English
isOftenStigmatizedAs incorrect English
isRuleGoverned true
isSubjectOf educational policy debates
sociolinguistic research
languageFamily English
recognizedByLinguistsAs systematic and rule-governed dialect
spokenIn United States
rural communities in the United States
urban communities in the United States
usedAsMarkerOf African American identity
group solidarity

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