Definitions for African American Vernacular English
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1. African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonicsnoun

   a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States

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1. African American Vernacular Englishnoun

   A variation of Modern English spoken predominately by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.

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1. african american vernacular english

   African-American Vernacular English (AAVE, ), also referred to as Black (Vernacular) English, Black English Vernacular, or occasionally Ebonics (a colloquial, controversial term), is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working- and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians.Having its own unique grammatical, vocabulary, and accent features, AAVE is employed by middle-class Black Americans as the more informal and casual end of a sociolinguistic continuum. However, in formal speaking contexts, speakers tend to switch to more standard English grammar and vocabulary, usually while retaining elements of the nonstandard accent. Despite being widespread throughout the United States, AAVE should not be assumed to be the native dialect of all African Americans.As with most African-American English, African-American Vernacular English shares a large portion of its grammar and phonology with the rural dialects of the Southern United States, and especially older Southern American English, due to the high concentration of enslavement of African Americans in the region during slavery. Mainstream linguists maintain that the parallels between AAVE, West African languages, and English-based creole languages are real but minor, with African-American Vernacular English genealogically still falling under the English language, demonstrably tracing back to the diverse nonstandard dialects of early English settlers in the Southern United States. However, a minority of linguists argue that the vernacular shares so many characteristics with African creole languages spoken around the world that it could have originated as its own English-based creole or semi-creole language, distinct from the English language, before undergoing a process of decreolization.

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1. african american vernacular english

   African American Vernacular English (AAVE) refers to a dialect, sociolect, or ethnolect of American English spoken primarily by African Americans. It is influenced by various dialects of West African languages, English dialects spoken by white Southerners, and elements of slang. The dialect is known for its unique grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary features, and may also be called Black English, Black Vernacular, or Ebonics. While it is often stigmatized and misunderstood, it is an established linguistic system with complex grammatical rules and rich expressiveness.

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1. 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 an African American variety of American English. Non-linguists sometimes call it Ebonics. It shares parts of its grammar and phonology with Southern American English, which is spoken by many African Americans and many non-African Americans 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.

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How to pronounce African American Vernacular English?

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Natasha

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   Neerja

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of African American Vernacular English in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of African American Vernacular English in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Wikidata
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