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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Generate an image of AAVE (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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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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