AAVE

E55706

dialect language variety sociolect variety of English

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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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
AAVE canonical	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dialect ⓘ language variety ⓘ sociolect ⓘ variety of English ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	African American Vernacular English ⓘ surface form: African American English African American Vernacular English ⓘ surface form: Black English African American Vernacular English ⓘ surface form: Black Vernacular English African American Vernacular English ⓘ surface form: Ebonics
differsFrom	Standard English ⓘ surface form: British Standard English American English ⓘ surface form: Standard 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 culture ⓘ surface form: American popular culture hip hop lyrics ⓘ internet slang ⓘ
historicallySpokenBy	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African Americans
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith	American English ⓘ surface form: Standard American English
isOftenStigmatizedAs	incorrect English ⓘ
isRuleGoverned	true ⓘ
isSubjectOf	educational policy debates ⓘ sociolinguistic research ⓘ
languageFamily	English ⓘ
recognizedByLinguistsAs	systematic and rule-governed dialect ⓘ
spokenIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States rural communities in the United States ⓘ urban communities in the United States ⓘ
usedAsMarkerOf	African American identity ⓘ group solidarity ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

African American Vernacular English → alsoKnownAs → AAVE ⓘ