Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation African American Vernacular English
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- proper noun Initialism of
African American Vernacular English .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
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Examples
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We could argue whether AAVE is a language or a dialect, whether it should be treated as a second language for instructional purposes, or how exactly one proves proficiency in AAVE.
I don’t care if you don’t like it, it’s a fact « Motivated Grammar 2010
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As though AAVE is an arbitrary system of made-up words, rather than something real people use every day?
I don’t care if you don’t like it, it’s a fact « Motivated Grammar 2010
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Now, you might say that AAVE is merely a dialect of English, and that therefore any native speaker of English will do, but it’s not so easy.
I don’t care if you don’t like it, it’s a fact « Motivated Grammar 2010
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But I’m not pointing this story out solely because it’s interesting or because I think the tense system of AAVE is kind of beautiful.
I don’t care if you don’t like it, it’s a fact « Motivated Grammar 2010
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And since an old friend and recent commenter had put African-American Vernacular English/Ebonics (I’ll just call it AAVE) in my mind, the story came at just the right time to convince me to click on it.
I don’t care if you don’t like it, it’s a fact « Motivated Grammar 2010
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Before we are done, however, this soul searching will touch everything from the VRA and Affirmative Action to the rightful place of AAVE aka “Ebonics” in our public schools.
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AAVE aka ebonics aks Black English was spoken neither by
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It follows the rules of typical AAVE, yet it doesn't assume that readers need to see words spelled differently to imagine the speaker's inflection.
Angela Flournoy: On Dialect, Dialogue and Good Books Angela Flournoy 2011
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It follows the rules of typical AAVE, yet it doesn't assume that readers need to see words spelled differently to imagine the speaker's inflection.
Angela Flournoy: On Dialect, Dialogue and Good Books Angela Flournoy 2011
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It follows the rules of typical AAVE, yet it doesn't assume that readers need to see words spelled differently to imagine the speaker's inflection.
Angela Flournoy: On Dialect, Dialogue and Good Books Angela Flournoy 2011
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